Word: touch-down
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...ever put in the field, and fairly outplayed it. It was a hard fought game from beginning to end. Nothing more admirable has ever been seen on the football field, than the desperate rally of the Yale team after the tide had turned against them. They earned their single touch-down if ever a team did; they simply pushed the ball straight up the field. It was desperate work, but it could not defeat Harvard. Captain Cumnock's men were somewhat careless after they had scored their second touchdown, and this is one reason why Yale succeeded in scoring...
...first part of the game, but towards the last half Finlay began to push Morrison around. He did some of the best tackling in the line. In fact the whole centre held like a wall, except at the time when Yale's bull rushes won her a touch-down...
...line for fifteen yards, but the referee again gave Yale the ball for alleged holding. The strong wind enabled Morison to send the ball away down towards the Harvard goal; Trafford mufled the ball and a Yale man fell on it. It seemed now that Yale must secure a touch-down, but the Harvard line said, "No." Newell was everywhere; he first prevented gains by his superb tackling, and then broke through and secured the ball on Williams' fumble. Trafford kicked strongly, and Cumnock was upon McClung before he could move with the ball. Rhodes tried the centre...
Cambridge made 12 yards on the V and added 25 by the criss-cross. Raymond made a touch-down and Whitman kicked a goal. Score 6-0. Cambridge got the ball and by repeated rushes through the centre Raymond scored again. Score 10-0. The try for a goal failed and Thayer caught the ball and quickly added another touch-down, from which Whitman kicked a difficult goal. Score...
...game between Williams and Amherst was very interesting, Street making Williams' touch-down after a fine run. Amherst once got the ball near the line but was unable to score...