Word: got
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...usual exciting scramble. Hill started from scratch in one of the trial heats, but was unable to get through the field. A. W. Blakemore '97, R. W. Bull '96, E. Hollister '97, all got places in the trial heats and started in the finals. An unfortunate accident occurred on the third lap, just when the race was promising to be a grand struggle. One of the men tripped on the corner and three of four others, among them Bull and Hollister, went down with him. They picked themselves up and ran the race out, but the ground lost...
...should read is "Sir Harry Wildair." Charles Lamb always claimed that these plays were not immoral in their influence for the simple reason that no one believed in them. The heroes are essentially gentlemen,-or rather "truly good fellows," in spite of their seeming indecency. From Farquaar Sheridan really got his Charles Surface and Captain Absolute...
...Newell broke through, jumped into the air, stopped the ball and fell on it. Brewer kicked the ball over the line and brought it out 25 yards. Pennsylvania had to kick again and then Harvard lost the ball on downs. Newell here was playing his most brilliant game. Harvard got the ball and by short, sharp rushes carried it to within 1 yard of the goal. Here Mackie fumbled and the ball went to Pennsylvania. Brooke kicked but Mackie stopped the ball, and although the former fell on it, it was a safety, scoring two points for Harvard...
Harvard had the ball once more at the centre of the field. The flying wedge advanced the ball 18 yards into Yale's territory. On the fourth down following Yale once more got the ball...
Here Harvard enthusiasts had a chance to shout. Wrightington ran 15 yards round Hinkey. Brewer pushed 10 yards more past Greenway. With a clear field before him he slipped on the hard turf and fell. By several successive rushes aided by off-side play on Yale's part, Harvard got to Yale's 43 yard line...