Word: tossed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...case Harvard wins the toss and has a wind in her favor the first half, the chances will be with her beyond any doubt; for the wind is sure to die down at the close of the half as the sun gets low, and in a wind Brewer can outpunt Butterworth. It sounds a little unreasonable to place the chances of the game on this one circumstance, but the facts bear out such a judgment. The teams are so evenly matched in ordinary play that, leaving the punting out of consideration, they are likely not to score...
Realizing perfectly that the impulse of the reader who comes upon the words "loyal support of the eleven" is to toss his paper aside with some such remark as "the same old drool," we nevertheless once more venture a few words on the subject...
...Harvard, with 5ft. 10 1-2in. Becker of Cornell took second with half an inch less. Third place was tied at 5ft. 9in., between Bloss of Harvard, McComber of Brown, Leslie of the U. of P., and Burke, of Columbia. The point was divided, and in the toss-up Burke won the medal...
There were 2000 people present when the game began. Harvard won the toss but gave Yale the ball. Yale gained fifteen yards in the opening wedge, but was compelled to kick on the fourth down. Lovering returned the ball. Pond gained ten yards through Connor and Shaw and successive rushes by Pond and Jerrems secured the first touchdown for Yale, after six minutes play. Cochrane kicked a goal. Harvard started with a wedge but failed to make a material gain. Two unsuccessful attempts were made against Yale's centre and then Dunlop was sent around the end, but failed...
Harvard won the toss and chose the western goal, taking advantage of the light wind. Pennsylvania opened the game with a flying wedge in which Knipe signalled the men and keeping the ball followed behind the mass for ten yards. Two short rushes were made and then Pennsylvania was forced to kick. The ball rolled over the line and so was brought out ot the 25 yard line. Brewer kicked back to the centre of the field...