Word: touch-down
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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...
...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...
...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...
...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...
...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...