Word: watkinson
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Princeton has passed a set of resolutions of the death of Watkinson...
...much shocked at hearing of the death of Watkinson of Yale, the famous half-back of this season and one of the prominent players of Yale's team. It seems that he caught a severe cold on Thanksgiving Day at Princeton and has lain unconscious ever since at the point of death. It was a frightful day and any person was in danger, who stood in the open air for any length of time, especially those who played in the game. It is a very sad ending to the pleasant and invigorating sport of the fall. Death seems especially...
...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...
...before being tackled. He loses the ball, however, and Ames regains the ten yards lost. A wild pass to Savage gives Yale fifteen yards, and ineffectual tries by Price and Ames force Princeton to her ten-yard line. Savage makes a magnificent punt to Yale's forty-yard line. Watkinson kicks, Ames returns the kick and Cook falls on the ball. Cowan takes the ball, five yards and Ames carries it to Yale's five yard line. This was Princeton's best chance to score, but she lost it because Ames and Price were unable to dodge through the line...
...gains ten yards and Ames gains ten more, but Beecher gets through and drops on the ball, kicks, and Bruce tries for a free catch, Wallace interferes with him and gets the ball and referee refuses to give catch. The ball is now at Princeton's twenty yard line. Watkinson tries for goal but fails. Savage drops on ball and has down but the crowd rush into the field and Wallace takes the ball from Savage and claims a touchdown, which the referee, although he did not, gave. Game is now called on account of darkness, seventeen minutes short...