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...kick off and passed the ball to Morgan who gained about fifteen yards. This was about as near as the freshmen got to their opponents' goal, as the ball went rapidly down the field, and Rankin, who played in the rush line during the first three-quarters, scored the first touch-down for eighty-six way off at one side of the field. The ball was punted out, but no free catch was obtained, and Adams securing the ball scored touch-down number two. This was again punted out and a fine catch made, but Fisk failed to kick...
This was rather discouraging for the freshmen, but they did not lose heart, attributing a large part of the score to the wind. At first it seemed as if this was a poor excuse, for the moment the ball was put in play it went down towards the freshmen's goal, and soon eighty-six had the ball down right under eighty-nines' goal posts. Fisk tried for a goal from the field, but he failed to estimate the power of the wind properly, and the attempt was unsuccessful. This gave the freshmen the kick-off at the twenty-five...
Eighty-six now started to score, and by sharp work and good runs of the rush line, the ball was carried well up the field to eighty-nine's thirty yard line. Here it stuck for a while, Austin making some good rushes for eighty-nine. While Perry as half back, downed every man who got through the rush line, in a most wonderful manner. However, eighty-nine was not strong enough to hold their own, and slowly the ball was worked down to their line. Woodbury got the ball at length, and made a touch-down; but no goal...
...work in the rush line during the first three-quarters, and Perry's tackling as half-back being one of the most wonderful exhibitions of skill that has been seen on Jarvis Field for a long time. Morgan played a good steady game till he got hurt. The score was 42 points to 4 in favor of eighty...
...Saturday, Wesleyan defeated the University of Pennsylvania on the Union Grounds, New York, by a score of 25 to 18. This is the first championship game of the season, and is more important from the fact that the winner plays Yale on Thanksgiving day, if the Princeton faculty still remains obdurate...