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...seniors broke through and interfered with Brooks so that the ball went outside at the fifteen-yard line. Here ninety-three took it, and went right ahead again. A rapid succession of short gains, made with great snap and precision, soon took the ball over, Duffield scoring the touch-down. He missed the goal, however. Score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Championship. | 10/28/1892 | See Source »

Waters played the game of his life, he seemed to be always on hand, and tackled beautifully, his interferance in the "round the end" plays was brilliant, and he bucked the centre for good short gains; once he went through and got a touch-down. The ends, Hallowell and Foster, both played a wonderfully good game. They tackled well and followed the ball closely. Foster however seemed inclined to reach for the runner with only one arm and once he missed his man because of this. Hallowell made the best run of the game when he caught a low punt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 10/17/1892 | See Source »

Ninety-five started the game with a V, and made a good gain, which was followed up by a series of quick rushes, and finally McNear carried the ball over for the first touch-down; no goal. Raymond soon scored another touch-down from which Richardson kicked a goal, and then McNear, aided by excellent interference scored again. Richardson failing to kick the goal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football. | 10/12/1892 | See Source »

...later Stevenson's run around the same end followed by a long kick carried the ball back again. McNear's run was stopped by a plucky tackle by Garrison. Steady gains by Raymond and Brown through the centre followed by McNear's rush around the end scored the first touch-down. Ninety-five's weak point throughout the game was a lack of team play and failure to block off for the backs holding the ball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard '95, 15; Hopkinson 0. | 10/8/1892 | See Source »

Dartmouth did not gain on the V, and the ball soon went to Harvard, Gray soon scoring another touch-down by good interference. No goal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard vs. Dartmouth. | 10/3/1892 | See Source »

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