Word: plays
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Beecher, Yale's famous quarter back, has sprained his ankle, but will probably be able to play again in the Princeton vs. Yale game...
...Play began at 2.40 with Harvard at west end of the field. Wesleyan had the ball and the wind was strong against them. Wesleyan starts to run, but our rushers get through and force the ball back. Sears soon gets the ball and makes the first touchdown in three minutes. No goal. Score 4-0. Butler tackled the half-back, and when the other back tried to kick, Piper stops it and the ball is two feet from Wesleyan line. Manchester ran the ball out ten yards. Porter gets a touchdown on a bad pass. Goal; 1000. Harvard forces Manchester...
Harding begins the secona half by running to the twenty-five yard line. Slay back tackles him. He does most of tackling and plays a sharp game. Butler goes to within two feet of line, and Holden in two minutes has scored. Goal; 60-0. Sears misses the ball. Holden fumbles, and Trafford downs it. Piper makes splendid run up to fifteen-yard line. Harvard loses on fumble, but gets ball again. Sears makes a touchdown; 64-0. Cumnock makes another brilliant play, scoring from try at goal. Score, 70-0, as Holden kicks a goal. Wesleyan kicks ball...
...players on the Harvard eleven have been changed about constantly during the past fortnight; so much so that when asked the other day who were going to play against Princeton on Saturday, I was obliged to guess at the team, and, with one or two exceptions, probably guessed wrong. But the captain of the 'Varsity eleven probably knows what is best for the interests of Harvard in foot-ball, and will, I trust, forgive me for "letting off steam." I must apologize for taking up so much of your valuable space...
...team as a whole, has not done much team work as yet-owing to the frequent changes-and they do not play a steady game. They play brilliantly at times and then go all to pieces. Until this is remedied, we cannot hope to do anything with Yale or Princeton...