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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Exeter won the toss and took the ball. Her backs made repeated gains directly through the centre. On the third down, so near were they to the freshman line that Phelan tried for a goal but failed. Harvard failed to gain and was forced to kick. Exeter then made a good gain by a criss-cross. Both sides kicked with more or less advantage and soon Exeter recovered the ball on some very bad passing. They soon got the ball near the line and Phelan kicked a remarkably pretty goal from the thirty yard line. Score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Exeter 11; Ninety-four, 0. | 10/23/1890 | See Source »

Tufts won the toss and took the ball. By the V tick and a succession of good rushes through the centre, they soon had a touch-down. No goal. From the 25 yard line Sherwin made a rush of half the field and in less than a minute Waters had it over the line. No goal. Score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, '94, 8; Tufts, 4. | 10/13/1890 | See Source »

...Decoration Day on the beautiful grounds of Haverford College, Harvard won a decisive victory over the Harverford cricketers. The game was played according to the American plan, which worked well. Haverford won the toss and took the field. At the end of the first turn of three wickets Harvard had 26, of which Garrett had made 17 not out. Haverford then put up 12 for her first three wickets. Harvard's second turn raised the total to 46, Garrett again being the not out. Haverford, in her second turn, brought her total to 29. The last four wickets of Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cricket. | 6/3/1890 | See Source »

...them Harvard men. The bar was put at 9ft, 10in. Byder and Ewing both dropped out at this height, and Curry, B A A, won the event at 9ft, 10in. Ryder and Ewing then vaulted for the tie for second place. Neither could better the other and so the toss of a penny decided it in favor of Ewing of Amherst...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Third Winter Meeting. | 3/31/1890 | See Source »

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