Word: halfs
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Senior Wranglers met last night in Harvard 1 to arrange details for the year's work. It was decided to have two series of debates, one each half year. The side loosing a majority of the seven debates in the first half-year is to furnish an entertainment for the winning side. After mid-year's, new captains are to be elected, new sides chosen and another series of seven debates held. The loser of this series is to pay two-thirds of the expense of a dinner to the club...
Sides for the first half-year have been chosen as follows...
...second half, Kendall returned the kick-off successfully, gaining twenty yards. On a trick formation, Campbell tackled Cuddy for a loss, but on the next down, a long pass gained thirty yards around Hallowell. Although Hapgood made two short gains, Brown was unable to get the necessary five yards, and on Sawin's punt, Campbell downed Pratt on Brown's fifteen-yard line. Richardson gained forty-five yards around Hallowell before he was downed by Ellis. After more punting, Harvard obtained possession of the ball, and, by vigorous plunges at centre advanced it until Ellis finally carried it across...
...Academy team at Worcester on Saturday, by the score of 11 to 0. The Freshmen had a slight advantage in weight, and their back-field played together better than that of Worcester. Fumbling was their worst fault. Worcester played a stubborn, defensive game, allowing but one touchdown in each half. Their high tackling, however, allowed the Freshman backs to gain many times after they should have been stopped...
...Academy at Exeter on Saturday, in a well contested game by the score of 5 to 0. The weight of the second team more than overcame the team-work of Exeter, and with the aid of a strong wind, a touchdown was scored near the end of the first half. In the second half, the Harvard team worked the ball to Exeter's five-yard line, but was unable to score again...