Word: houston
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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Princeton played with nine rushers, who worked well together, and were backed up splendidly by the half-tends and tends, whose long kicks were the envy and admiration of all Harvard supporters. For Harvard, Sedgwick, Bacon, and Houston did the best kicking, Wetherbee the best running, and Winsor and Cushing made some fine efforts, but were caught by the opposing rushers, who had an advantage in numbers, being nine to seven. Score: Princeton, one touch-down; Harvard, nothing...
...second inning, Cushing made some slight changes in the position of the men; Warren now rushing, Bacon and Houston changing places. Ballard kicked off, but the ball was soon at Princeton's end of the field. Holmes and Cowdin were particularly active, and Harvard seemed determined to do something. Princeton was obliged to touch the ball down behind her goal-line three times, our half-tends making several attempts for a goal, but gaining nothing. Wetherbee made good runs for Harvard, passing every one till he reached Withington, who stopped him each time, while for Princeton McNair made the best...
...toss was won by Princeton, and the game promptly began at half-past two. A heavy wind was blowing against our team. For some time the ball was kept in the centre, until a fine run by Houston, and another by Bacon, brought it well up to Princeton's goal. After some sharp playing on both sides, the ball was passed to Holmes, who, by a fine rush, secured the first touch-down for Harvard. Captain Cushing attempted to kick it over the goal, but failed, amidst shouts of joy by the supporters of Princeton. Soon after, the referee called...
HARVARD.Rushers: Cushing, Thayer, Littauer, Perry, Holmes, Swift, Cushing, M. S. Half-Tends: Austin, Blanchard, Harrington, Houston, Holden. Tends: Lombard, Bacon, Wetherbee...
...being a strong one. Conover was especially conspicuous, and not a man passed him. By a quick dodge and run Holmes obtained a touch-down, but no goal was secured. Soon after Thayer, by a superb run through the Columbia men, got a touch-down behind the posts, and Houston kicked the goal. Nothing more was done until at the last minute Littauer obtained a touch-down, and by quick work the ball flew over the goal line just before time was called...