Word: soon
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...HAVEN, Oct. 17, 1888.- The college opened here September 20th in the usual manner, and the preliminary catalogue, which was published soon after, shows a gain of eighty-eight in the undergraduate department. The campus presented a strange appearance to us on our return, the old fence having entirely disappeared and whole corner being torn up to receive the foundation of the new recitation building of which so much was heard last spring. This building, which will be known as Memorial Hall, is to be a magnificent structure of granite with brown stone trimmings. It will be adorned with three...
...failed to get through the opposing rush-line, and were slow in dropping on the ball, while the backs fumbled badly. Two halves of thirty minutes each were played. Play began at 2.35. Harvard having the kick-off. Brooks gained fifteen yards on a rush but the ball was soon lost on four downs. Harvard gained possession of it again near her twenty-yard line, but a fumble by Baker allowed Crosby to get it and he easily made the first touchdown. Time, seven minutes-no goal. The ball was lost on four touchdowns on the twenty-five-yard line...
...second trial for the '92 glee club took place last Thursday evening most thirty men were present. There will be another trial soon when a good opportunity will be offered to all who wish...
Play began at 3.40 o'clock with Harvard at the south end of the field facing a driving rain. Harvard was in possession of the ball, but failed to advance it, and soon lost it to Andover. Sprague, for Andover, punted well, and the Phillips rushers, by quick work, soon secured the ball down in Harvard's territory. The university men regained it shortly afterwards on four downs, but immediately lost it by a bad fumble. Six minutes after play began, L. T. Bliss broke through the Harvard line, passed all the Harvard backs, and made the first touchdown...
...Perry, who was downed before he had made any substantial advance. Failing to advance the ball by rushing, Harvard was forced to kick the ball; it was well returned by Bliss and badly fumbled by Palmer, allowing Andover to secure it in Harvard's territory. The lost ground was soon regained by good work, but the ball was again lost to Andover by a fumble. C. A. Bliss ran around the end of the Harvard line and would have secured a touchdown had he not been well tackled by Palmer near Harvard's goal line. A minute later...