Word: touche
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...games played by Yale this season she has scored 689 points to 4 for her opponents. There have been 114 touch-downs made, from 90 of which goals have been kicked. Besides this Watkinson has kicked 6 goals from the field. Of the touch-downs Beecher has made 33, Morrison 14, Woodruff 13, Wallace 13, Watkinson 12, Gill 7, Corwin 6, Corbin 5, Wurtenburg 4, Carter 3, Robinson 3, and Buchanan...
...Bacteria rush-line. A few sparring contests lent spectacular interest to the game. In the second half the struggle was furious. Several times the ball was brought down to the goal of the CRIMSON and once a high throw aided by the strong wind blowing resulted in a safety touch-back for the CRIMSON. As the minutes passed the game seemed already decided for every effort of the Bacterias to score proved futile. But just before the time expired a curious line of fortuitous circumstances aided by a magnificent rush gave the Bacterias a touch-down. With but three seconds...
...beautiful low kick which Sears only gets twenty yards from our line. In a few moments Yale gets the ball again, and just how it is done no one seems to know, but there is a very pretty rush of twenty-five yards made and Yale has a touch-down to her credit. No goal. Good runs by Perry and others carry the ball well down the field but it is so dark, that playing is practically impossible and the spectators can see nothing of the game. At length time is called with the ball on Yale's twenty-five...
...ball 40 yards. Then, on lining up, Holden took the ball around by phenomenal running and dodging, and secured the second touchdown for Harvard. No goal. Harvard soon got the ball inside of the 25-yard line, and Sears passed through the Pennsylvania men with ease, scoring the third touch-down for Harvard. Again no goal. Pennsylvania, then, by several well placed kicks, gained considerable ground. Wright made a good run, but Harvard got the ball again. Very pretty work was done in the rush line. Wood, dropping from the line, carried the ball around the end and 30 yards...
...first half two touch-downs were made by Holden, but no goal was kicked in either case. A brilliant rush by Sears resulted in a third touch-down. Holden secured another touch-down before time was called, score 18 to 0. In the second half Remington secured a touch-down. Final score...