Word: touchdowns
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...simply silly. What does exhibit the real Yale spirit in foot-ball is the tone of both reports, though particularly of the account of the freshman game. This gives in the most partial way an account of the game. In it there are several insinuations that Yale really made touchdowns which the referee would not allow. The crowning point is reached, however, when it boldly states that "four minutes before the time had expired, Mr. Peace declared the game finished, " when "it seemed as if Yale must make a touchdown, so near was the ball to the goal line." This...
...manner. Financially considered, also, the season has been successful, thanks to the large receipts at the polo grounds, so that we have not to bear debt as well as defeat. To be sure our defeat at the hands of Yale is tempered by the fact that we scored a touchdown against them, and we can justly praise our team for the excellent uphill work they did in the face of very heavy odds. All through the fall, misfortune seems to have followed the team, and yet they acquitted themselves most creditably, considering that four of the regular players were unable...
...Yale with run for run and kich for kich, gaining at every turn. Suddenly, however, Yale changed her tacties and Terry was off with the ball, rushing almost to our ten yard line. In the confusion that followed, Hyndman secured the ball and slid over the linc, making a touchdown for Yale, from which Terry kicked the second goal. This made Harvard more careful, and she played a steadier game, From the kick-off the ball was passed to Cowling, who kicked far into Yale territory, but it was immediately returned by Richards; Henry secured it while...
...Harvard, Kendall and Bonsal rushed very well and Codman's tackling was almost perfect, while Henry's half-back play was universally acknowledged as the best work of the day. Time and again be saved us from worse defeat, and the touchdown was largely due to his remarkable kicking. The game throughout was the fairest ever played with Yale, and were it not for the deliberate fouling the Yale rushers showed in their tackling of Henry their playing seemed very straightforward...
...interesting game of foot-ball was played yesterday between the bicycle club and the lacrosse club. The latter won by a score of 5 to 2; two touchdowns and a safety to one touchdown...