Word: ten
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Harvard team defeated the University of Michigan on Saturday by a score of 4 to 0. At the beginning of the first half Michigan started out well and played a strong offensive game, frequently making runs of ten yards. Whenever Harvard got the ball Brewer punted and then the Michigan team would gradually work its way back again until it lost the ball again for off-side play or holding in the line. Towards the end of the first half the offensive work of the Michigan team weakened and the ball was kept in their territory...
...game was a hard one from beginning to end, thougn it was continually interrupted by discussions and disagreements concerning the rules. There was some slugging and holding in the line, but the referee promptly punished it by giving ten yards as a penalty for each offense. After eighteen minutes of play in the second half, time was called on account of darkness...
Greenleaf made four yards for Michigan, then Bloomington was forced to kick, but the ball was brought back and given to Harvard for off-side play. Cabot and Wrightington failed to gain and Harvary lost the ball on downs. Then Michigan took a short brace. They were given ten yards for holding, then ten more. Bloomington and Hollister netted twelve yards between them. It looked as if they might possibly score, but they lost the ball on Harvard's 30 yard line. Brewer kicked and Bloomington caught on Michigan's 35 yard line. Bloomington tried to kick, but the ball...
...this point a fumble by Wrightington gave the ball to Michigan. Senter and Hollister now made ten yards, but Ferbert fumbled on a kick and Harvard again had a chance to score. Brewer, however, kicked the ball behind the goal line and Michigan brought it out to their 25 yard line. They kicked it out and for the rest of the half their goal was out of danger...
...through tackles, but failed to gain and so punted. The ball hardly rose from the ground and Frank Shaw neatly fell on it. Time was called while Cabot was taken from the field and Moulton substituted at end. Harvard again kicked and Michigan tried to return it, but lost ten yards on a fumble. Next play Bloomington again tried to kick, and this time was more successful. Brewer caught the ball, dodged the two ends and had brought the ball back to where it was kicked before he was downed...