Word: kicked
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...half-past two o'clock, Mr. Alexander, the referee, placed the ball and called play. Yale had the kick-off, and passing the ball to a rusher, tried the V trick, by which five yards were gained. On the third down the ball was kicked over, but Yale's rushers got through and secured it again, fifteen yards further down the field. After two downs, Harvard got the ball and rushes by Weld carried it forward ten yards. Goldthwaite tried to rush, but dropped the ball. It was passed to Clark, who rushed through and made a touchdown...
When the second half began, Harding made a long run and Porter following him, was not stopped until he had reached Yale's twenty-yard line. Yale secured the ball and Bull kicked it out to Sears who caught it, but was downed in the middle of the field. Sears, Boyden and Porter now made short rushes. The ball was punted over to Yale but Bull returned it, and Woodman and Boyden gained some ground by rushed, in which Sears took part. At this point, Cumnock was disqualified and Appleton took his place. Boyden now made the finest...
...Hyneman took Zeigler's place in the rush line and Zeigler went to half-back, as Wood was disqualified. On muff of the guard, Bowser, who was playing back, Harding secured the ball and made a touchdown from the middle of the field. Goal; 32-0. The ball was kicked by Graham. Harvard's back, Harding secured the ball and made a touchdown from the middle of the field. Goal; 32-0. The ball was kicked by Graham. Harvard's back muffed, but got the ball on the run. Boyden made a short run as did Wood. Four downs. Bancroft...
...Ames tried and gained nothing. Ames then ran around Pratt's end and made five yards, but on the next down little Beecher squirmed through and got the ball. On a fumble by half-back, Yale lost ten yards and had a down on her fifteen-yard line. Bull kicked a sky-scooper and Pratt and Wallace launched themselves like pile-drivers at Ames. Princeton had the ball down in the middle of the field, and after Ames had made five yards by running around Pratt, Cowan gained nothing and Price lost. Ames kicked and Bull had a down...
Second half.- Corbin passed to Woodruff, who gained fifteen yards. Gill then gained five yards and a kick gave Princeton the ball on the five-yard line. Cowan kept up his good work and gained ten yards in two runs. Ames described a beautiful parabolic curve from one touch line to the other, but failed to advance. All this time the rain had been falling in sheets and fumbling and slipping were frequent. Price. by the way, failed to turn up in second half, and his brother took his place. Yale finally got the ball on Princeton's ten-yard...