Word: touch-down
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...first change was made in regard to touch-downs. Rule 4 now reads, "when the ball is carried across the goal line, it shall be a touch-down at the place where it was carried across. In opponent's goal, this entitles to a try at goal; in player's own goal to a kick out." By the old rules the ball had to be actually touched down by a player before he could claim the ball as his. This always occasioned the roughest of play. Sometimes a player would seize the ball and then lay on his back, holding...
...Fargo again secured the ball but unluckily wrenched his ankle and was obliged to retire. His place was filled by Porter, while Noble took Porter's place at halfback. The freshmen by steady playing forced the ball threateningly near Exeter's goal, where instead of trying to secure a touch-down or a goal from the field, they wasted their energy in useless punting over Exter's goal line. Exeter then got a slight advantage by a good rush of Cook but the ball was returned by good punts from Eighty-eight's backs, and the freshmen might have scored...
...second-half opened brilliantly for the freshmen who by good rushes of Purdon and Holden forced the ball close to Exeter's goal line, where Porter by a fine rush secured a touch-down nearly behind the goal-posts from which Holden kicked a goal. At this point Exeter began to brace while Eighty-eight on the other hand showed her lack of staying power, especially in the rush line where the men left everything for the backs to do and did not even block their men in any shape. Moulton by a long rush brought the ball near Eighty...
...last Yale-Wesleyan game Terry, the Yale half-back, made a run starting behind his own goal posts and ending with a touch-down, the longest run on record...
...about 100 freshmen. At 2.45 P. M. the ball was kicked off, with Andover at the upper side of the field. It was quickly returned by Fargo, forced close down to Andover's goal, where, after a fifteen minutes' struggle, Holden, assisted by Porter and Noble, made a touch-down. He failed to kick a goal, however, as it was a hard place. The ball was then brought out, remained at the middle some minutes, and soon forced again to the Andover end of the field, where Noble did some very good tackling and dropping on the ball. King...