Word: penn
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...shown the cell where Thomas Cranmer was confined, and there I stand on the very spot where Latimer and Ridley were burned. I enter the noble quadrangle of Christ Church, and remember that it was founded by Cardinal Wolsey, and that John Locke, Ben Johnson, Sir Philip Sydney, William Penn, the Duke of Wellington and William E. Gladstone have been among its students. Oriel College reminds us of Sir Walter Raleigh, Bishop Butler, Thomas Arnold and John H. Newman. Corpus Christi once had Coleridge for a pupil, and from University College the ethereal Shelly was expelled. John Wickliff...
...eights; and later, to row with Columbia under the same conditions. Now, if the two races are merged into one, another intercollegiate association will be formed, and immediately the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, and other colleges, will demand admittance. It is only last year that the Univ. of Penn showed a great desire to row Yale and Harvard, and when no arrangements could be made claimed the championship...
...down to Pennsylvania's goal line. It was passed back to Kimball who made a kick for goal which was blown by the wind to the left outside of the posts. Soon after the ball was brought out Bemis made a long side pass which was secured by a Penn. rusher, who carried it far down the field. It was now Penn's turn to try for goal and their trial failed. The ball was soon in the middle of the field owing to a good tackle by Phillips, which laid out one of the Penn.'s halfback...
...down. their men broke through quickly and often disconcerted our halfbacks when trying to catch or kick the ball, In the second half the ball was gradually worked to the Harvard end of the field. Peabody tried to make a fair catch close to the goal post, but a Penn, man got the ball, touched behind the line and was granted a touch-down, the only score made during the game. The ball was not kicked between the posts and after it was brought out Harvard rushed it to the other end of the field and kept it there...
...following men will play today against the University of Penn Rushers, Adams, Thayer, Gilman, Winslow, Brooks, Philips, Simpkins ; Homans, subs ; quarter back, Bemis ; half backs, Holden, Kimball ; back, Peabody ; sub., Howard...