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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Wagenhurst gained twenty yards. The ball was passed to Hill, who punted. and in the scrimmage for the ball, Wagenhurst was knocked senseless; but after a few minutes' rest, took his place again. Slayback made a rush for Wesleyan but lost the ball. Hill tried to punt but the kick was blocked and Wesleyan got the ball. By several rushes Wesleyan gain forty yards. McDonald now punted to Pennsylvania's thirty-yard line. Pennsylvania got the ball, and rushes by Hulmes and Colladay carried it to Wesleyan's twenty-five-yard line. Another rush by Colladay gained 10 yards...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Pennsylvania Beats Wesleyan. | 12/1/1888 | See Source »

Yale won the toss and chose the north end of the field, taking advantage of the light wind. The ball was passed to Hodge from the kick-off, but he was downed before he gained ten yards. A sharp rush by Channing advanced the ball twenty yards and short runs by Black and Cowan carried it close to Yale's goal line. Here the ball went to Yale, and Gill getting it, carried it well toward the centre of the field. Bull punted and Ames returned. After kicking by both backs the ball went finally to Yale on Princeton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale, 10; Princeton , 0. | 11/26/1888 | See Source »

...goal. At this point in the game, Wurtemburg was disqualified for slugging Channing. Harvey took his place. Yale slowly forced the the ball up the field, but Princeton again getting it, Ames sent it back by a long punt to Yale's twenty-yard line. Bull returned the kick and the ball went in the crowd on the side of the field. Yale again got the ball and a rush by Graves and a punt by Bull sent the ball close to Princeton's line, where Ames, attempting to rush, was downed by Stagg. Ames, however, sent it well into...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale, 10; Princeton , 0. | 11/26/1888 | See Source »

During the first half the game was hotly contested. Duane, captain of the Tech. team distinguished himself again and again by his powerful rushes and fine passing. As soon as the ball was in play it was rushed towards Williams goal. Williams returned with a kick which carried the ball near Tech's line. Durfee saved a touchdown by a series of fine rushes, gaining five yards at a time, and carried the ball into the middle of the field. Duane was hurt time and again, but pluckily kept on playing. Williams kicked; Germer, of Tech., caught it and making...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Technology, 22; Williams, 0. | 11/22/1888 | See Source »

...Dartmouth, on Monday when Captain Odlin withdrew his men and forfeited the game. The ground was very muddy, but in spite of that, Stevens made some long runs, and by good tackling and blocking forced back the heavier rush line of their opponents. Dartmouth was forced to play a kicking game from the start. In the first half, Stevens scored 24 points, and in the second had made a touchdown in one minute from the kick-off, and forced Dartmouth to a safety, when the latter team decided to forfeit the game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/21/1888 | See Source »

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