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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...college is very enthusiastic over the splendid work of the foot-ball team, and it is expected that Dartmouth will win the championship pennant...
...Boston Latin school and the Cambridge High and Latin. The deciding game is to be played on Brookline Common this afternoon at 3.15. I desire, through the columns of the CRIMSON, to urge every graduate of the B. L. S. in college to be present and support the team. It will give impetus to a newly developed interest in foot-ball, which, if kept up and developed, must benefit not only the athletic interests in the school, but sooner or later, those of Harvard herself, to whom the Latin school sends so many students every year...
...first foot-ball game between Harvard and Yale freshman teams took place in Boston twelve years ago, when Harvard, '80, defeated Yale, '80, on the Boston Common by a score of three goals to nothing. Since then, with but three exceptions, freshman foot-ball games have been played every year, and in some years two games took place. In 1877, the Harvard freshmen again succeeded in defeating the Yale freshmen, winning two games, one at New Haven and one at Boston, and losing none. In 1878 there was no game; but the year after Yale turned tables upon Harvard...
During the first half the game was hotly contested. Duane, captain of the Tech. team distinguished himself again and again by his powerful rushes and fine passing. As soon as the ball was in play it was rushed towards Williams goal. Williams returned with a kick which carried the ball near Tech's line. Durfee saved a touchdown by a series of fine rushes, gaining five yards at a time, and carried the ball into the middle of the field. Duane was hurt time and again, but pluckily kept on playing. Williams kicked; Germer, of Tech., caught it and making...
...second half, Williams played carelessly and allowed Tech. to break through and score soon after the ball was put in play. Goal. Score, 100. Duane started from Tech's territory and made a fine rush through the Williams team; he was caught, but passed to Mead, who carried it over the line. It was the finest play of the game. Goal. Score, 16-0. Williams gave up playing. Tech. rushers made holes at will and Duane scored the last touchdown from which a goal was kicked. Score, 22-0. The teams were made up as follows...