Word: scoring
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...practice game on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon the Freshman football team defeated Rindge Manual Training School by the score of 6 to 0. The Freshmen were able to gain consistently throughout the game, especially on end plays, and only fumbles prevented a much larger score. The Freshmen far outweighed their opponents, but were slow in starting and the backs had to run practically without interference...
...unexpected strength of the Williams football team, coupled with some very listless and stupid playing by the University team, permitted the visitors not only to score but to hold Harvard to an 8 to 6 victory. In the first half Williams started off with a rush and caught the University players off their guard. Two careless fumbles in the Harvard backfield, hard tackling by the Williams ends, who followed the ball exceedingly well, resulted in a touchdown for Williams in less than five minutes after the kick-off. Throughout the remainder of the half Harvard was played to a standstill...
...head, the ball rolling toward the Harvard goal. Three different men fell on the ball before Pratt, the Williams right end, finally captured it on Harvard's 3-yard line. On the next play J. Brooks plunged through centre for a touchdown and Peterson kicked an easy goal. The score was made in less than five minutes of play...
...field and over the Williams goal. Minot ran the kick-off to his 30-yard line, five rushes put the ball in mid-field, an onside kick was recovered by G. G. Browne on Williams's 40-yard line, Frothingham ran twenty yards, and in three plays Minot scored. Withington tied the score by kicking the goal...
...Score--Harvard, 8; Williams, 6. Touch-downs--Minot, J. Brooks. Goals from touchdowns--Withington, Peterson. Safety--Stevens. Referee--W. S. Langford, Trinity. Umpire--H. H. Hackett, West Point. Field-judge--L. H. Andrews, Yale. Head-linesman--G. V. Brown, B. A. A. Linesmen--W. Wadsworth, Williams; H. F. Corbett, Harvard. Time--Two 20-minute halves...