Word: sided
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...lost it immediately by the good work of the Harvard rushers. McDonald then punted to Porter, who returned the kick. Wesleyan got the ball, but it went to Harvard for foul holding by the Wesleyan end rush. Fitzhugh gained ten yards and five yards more were given for off-side play by Wesleyan. Wesleyan got the ball on a fumble and kicked. Harvard's down. Rushes by Trafford, Porter and Sears and a kick by Sears brought the ball to Wesleyan's five-yard line. The ball was dribbled to McDonald, who fumbled, and Davis dropping on the ball scored...
...match was not devoid of interest, however. The defeated side played steadily for three sets but were apparently disheartened in the last. They evinced a decided tendency to get nervous, serving and playing hurriedly; with a little more experience they will do more justice to themselves. The winners played a slow, steady, and at times brilliant game and will deserve the title of champions...
...tackled by Heffelfinger and lost ground. Sears kicked and Exeter had the ball down still in Harvard territory when it went to Harvard in four downs. The ball was given to Exeter on account of a foul tackle by Cumnock but was returned to Harvard for the off-side play of Erskine. Poore made a kick which Exeter caught fair. Traffora stopped Exeter's kick from the fair and dropped on the ball. Fitzhugh carried the ball forward ten yards when it was lost on Sears' fumble. Cranston stopped the kick of the Exeter full-back...
...Finlay advanced the ball thirty yards, where it was again lost. Perry fumbled a kick from Technology and Harvard lost twenty yards. Fitzhugh advanced the ball fifteen yards and Perry thirty yards, when the ball was lost on four downs. Technology was allowed five yards for Harding's off-side play. Technology lost the ball, however, for foul holding in the rush line. Fitzhugh advanced the ball fifteen yards, when it again went to Technology on four downs a few yards from goal line. They failed to advance the ball, however, and Harvard again getting the ball, Fitzhugh rushed...
...management of the football association has shown commendable enterprise in ridding Jarvis Field of the unsightly and unsafe row of wooden seats on the south side of the field. In their place a far more comfortable and substantial set of seats is now being built. Last year the old seats were found to be totally inadequate for the needs of the crowd coming out see the championship football games, and many and loud were the complaints on that score. The spectators will now have every opportunity of viewing a game with comfort, untormented by the constant fear of some rotten...