Word: kicked
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...Harvard having taken the north side of the field with the wind in their favor. Yale formed a V, and Gill ran ten yards before he was downed. McBride punted. After Harvard's second down with a gain of four yards Trafford punted. McBridge at once returned the kick. Stickney made a good rush of fifteen yards. Upton rushed without gaining. Lee made eight yards. A mistake in the signals forced Harvard to a second down, and then B. Trafford attempted to kick, but was stopped, losing fifteen yards. On Harvard's third down the ball was given to Yale...
Hallowell took the place of Hutchinson whose knee was hurt. Harvard opened the second half in a lively manner gaining twenty-five yards on rushes by Lee and Blanchard. B. Trafford soon kicked McBride returned, and B. Trafford soon kicked again. Morrison fumbled, and Cumnock fell on the ball. Saxe's poor play was followed by Morrison's weak punt. Lee gained ten yards, Saxe three. and on the third down B. Trafford tried to kick a goal from the thirty-five yard line, but failed, owing to the strong head wind...
Harvard had the west end of the field with the sun at her back while Princeton had the kick off. The ball was dribbled to Poe who ran behind the V of Princeton rushers and gained ten yards. Cowan failed to gain and Black could force his way ahead only a few feet. On the third down Ames kicked. Trafford failed to catch through interference but it was Harvard's first down on her twenty yard line. Saxe returned the ball to Channing who tried to run but was stopped by Cumnock. Ames gained twelve yards; Black made four more...
When the second half began Harvard worked the ball up to Princeton's twenty-five yard line where Trafford tried for a goal from the field. Princeton took the play and brought the game to the middle of the field. Ames and Trafford kicked back and forth, and Channing and Cowan advanced the ball by short rushes through Harvard's line. Ames ran fifteen yards around the end and the game was brought to Harvard's twenty-five yard line. Ames caught Trafford's punt and the ball was returned across Harvard's line and Saxe was forced to touch...
When the ball was put in play again Wesleyan made four downs in succession and Harvard took the leather. She could make no gain, however, and Trafford kicked. Hall returned and B. Trafford caught the ball on the run again and advanced twenty yards. This brought the play within a few feet of Wesleyan's goal but Harvard could make no holes in the opposing line and four downs gave the play to Wesleyan. Macdonald ran out from behind the goal around Crosby's end and made fifteen yards. Hall kicked, and White secured the ball. On the second down...