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...ball was started about 3-20 by Woodward, but was soon sent back towards Adams's goal, where most of the play took place for some time. The Quincy boys then made a brace, but Leatherbee made a good rush for '82, and in a few minutes a touch-down was scored by Warren. The ball was then brought out, but the try at the goal was not successful. Time was called a few minutes later. Sides were then changed, and '82 started the ball. Adams then began to work hard, and by a series of good plays a touch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN FOOT-BALL. | 11/8/1878 | See Source »

...March 10, near Dublin, Ireland, was kicked the Annual International match between England and Ireland, and England proved the winner by a score of two goals and a touch-down to nothing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR SPORTING COLUMN. | 4/5/1878 | See Source »

...meeting of the Captains from Yale, Columbia, Princeton, and Harvard. Probably no association would be formed. As to trophies, the balls used at the match-games were not satisfactory for exhibition; and he therefore proposed a prize-flag for every game. After some discussion, it was recommended that three touch-downs should equal a goal, and that four touch-downs should win over a goal, but that a touch-down from which a goal was kicked should not count separately. Captain Cushing urged the team to train somewhat before returning next autumn, when they must work hard and regularly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FOOT-BALL MEETING. | 3/22/1878 | See Source »

...interesting features of this half were the capital rushes of Ives and Borie, and De Windt's long kicks. The second half was more exciting, Yale first obtaining a touch-down, which was not allowed, the ball having been passed ahead. Harvard then forced the play to her opponent's goal-line, the ball being kicked behind, which Upham succeeded in touching before any Yale man, and got the only touch-down of the game. No goal was obtained from this touch-down. Yale tried hard during the remaining fifteen minutes to overcome this advantage, but it was too late...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOT-BALL. | 12/7/1877 | See Source »

...first Yale kept the ball well toward their opponents' goal-line, and at one time nearly succeeded in kicking a goal from the field. Before the first half of the game was over, however, they were forced back, and Atkinson, by a brilliant rush, obtained a touch-down for Harvard and a goal was kicked by De Windt. No further advantage was gained by either side...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN FOOT-BALL. | 11/23/1877 | See Source »

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