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...kicking. For a while the ball stuck about the twenty-five yard line, but sharp work and fine dropping on the ball by the juniors, forced the ball close under '86's goal. After several futile attempts Fletcher succeeded in getting the ball across the line. From this touch-down Peabody kicked a goal. From this point till time was called the ball stayed down in '87's half of the field. At this point the '86 rushers began to wake up, and they began to play in great shape, stopping every attempt of the half-backs...
...growing dark, and the '87 backs seemed to have great trouble in catching and kicking the ball. The ball was downed not far from '87's line, Woodbury tried to rush it over, but without success. Burnett was equally unlucky. Adams proved to be the lucky man, securing a touch-down right between the goal posts. The ball was brought out and Kimball kicked a goal, making the score 11 to 6 in favor of '86. This ended the scoring, though '86 kept forcing the game for the rest of the time. Burnett and Adams each made superb runs, both...
...fierce on both sides. '88 had the ball and passed it to the half-backs. Holden made four or five short but plucky rushes. Some times a dozen men would be piled up on top of him. Finally Porter secured the ball, and by a determined rush made a touch-down, owing principally to Russell's failure to tackle him. The ball was punted to Holden, and within two minutes this player secured the second touch-down for '88. The score was now 8 to 0 in the sophomores favor, within 10 minutes after play had begun. During the next...
...length of the field. During the next ten minutes the ball was kept in the middle of the field. Gradually it was forced towards '88's goal, and for a few minutes there was sharp playing on both sides. Fletcher now made a splendid rush and scored a touch-down, from which Willard kicked a goal. Six points for '87. The ball was placed in the middle of the field, but soon it was again near '88's goal. Repeated rushes by Fletcher kept the ball there. Russell made a long rush and secured the second touch-down...
...second half was opened with a rush by Woodman. Bancroft made a touch-down. Try at goal failed. Two fair catches were made by Perkins and the ball was returned to Reynolds, who passed to Porter, and the latter attempted to break through the freshman team for another touch-down, but did not succeed '88 now tried at goal from a fair catch and failed. Scott and Porter had each got in a rush when Woodman took the ball and passed to Noble, who was quickly thrown. Porter made another rush and passed to Crocker, who got a touch-down...