Word: goals
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...London Pastime, the leading authority in the world on foot ball prints an account of the recent Yale-Princeton game. It claims the goal for Princeton, but says that "very little science was shown by either side, both evidently depending on brute force to win the game. Certainly such a game would not be tolerated in England...
...remedy for this seems to be as follows: That the field be marked off with lines parallel to the goal line five yards apart; that in all cases of lining out the ball be carried to the five-yard line next nearer the goal of the side having the ball; that the snapper-back here take possession of the ball; that the teams then line out on the next five-yard lines toward their own goals, respectively. The opposing lines are then ten yards apart, with the snapper-back midway between them. This plan would prevent the players from remaining...
...Lacrosse, Harvard 1 goal; Yale...
...reds forced the blues to a safety, and one of the latter, a long-legged waiter dude got the ball, and making a tremendous run, scored a touchdown. One of the 200-pounders took out the ball and lying on his stomach held it, but the try at goal failed. Then the reds had a stroke of luck and made a touchdown, from which, after much advice from all sides, a goal was kicked...
...Harvard worded hard, but Yale forced the ball, when Terry, getting a catch in mid-field, made his only successful run of the day, and carried the ball close to the line. Bayne slipped through the Harvard rush line and made the last touchdown, from which Terry kicked goal number six. Score, 48-0. But few minutes remained. Bemis downed Richards, who tried to run, Coxe tried to gain ground, and from the "down" he made the ball was passed to Bayne, who slipped through. Time was called ere he could reach the line. Some papers gave this a touchdown...