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...Institute team won the toss and chose to take advantage of a brisk wind blowing down the field. From the kick-off Harvard forced the ball rapidly down to their opponent's goal line, and in 4 minutes the Technology men were forced to make a safety touchdown...
Harvard had the kick-off and Willard sent the ball well up the field immediately, and before Yale seemed to realize what was going on, the ball was down on their five yard line. Work was very sharp for the next few minutes, but at last Harvard secured the ball and sending it out to Willard scored a goal from the field by his very pretty drop kick. At this very favorable turn of affairs Harvard did not attempt to conceal her enthusiasm, and Willard's name was cheered time and again. Yale was not disheartened, however, by this...
...time until finally we were forced to make a safety. From the kick-out, we began to gain and remarkable catching and running by Henry carried the ball well into Yale's ground. Our men were laboring under a great disadvantage during this three-quarters owing to an unfortunate kick-off, for at the outset, the ball had passed into Richards hands and he transferred the fighting to our very goal line. Farwell made several very brilliant runs, carrying the ball once to our five yard line, but Harvard each time gained possession of the spbere and Henry's remarkable...
...kick-off Cowling kicked finely far into Yale ground, but the ball soon moved down the field and another score by Yale was only saved by Henry who allowed the ball to pass, from a kick, over our goal line and dropped on it immediately after it passed into our goal. The ball was kicked out by Henry who sent it high in the air and our rushers got a down well out in the field. Kendall received the ball from the quarter-back and made a good run down the field. But the ball soon reached Richards, who kicked...
Yale by a score of 6 points to O. The weather was nearly perfect, as there was little wind and no sun to bother the players. From the kick-off Yale forced the ball down the field and very soon a pretty run in by Peters brought a touchdown. The ball was brought out and Richards kicked an early goal for Yale, only eight minutes having elapsed since the game began. Princeton now settled down to work, and soon Moffat's kicking sent the ball flying around Yale's territory in a threatening manner. During the confusion Yale really made...