Word: wente
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...most of the 'varsity football team went to Providence to see the Yale - Brown game Saturday, there were not enough men for two elevens and no practice game was played...
Ninety-six started the game with a kick-off and regained the ball on four downs. The seniors got the ball on a fumble and by repeated rushes, directed mostly against the centre, Miller finally went through Duff and Merriman for the first touchdown, from which Pierce kicked the goal. In the second half there were several punts and considerable fumbling. Most of the gains were made between guard and tackle, and the light weight of the ninety-six team began to tell on the men. Very few end runs were attempted and most of the plays were confined...
Owing to the wetness of the grounds yesterday afternoon, the 'varsity eleven did not begin their secret practice as had been intended, but went through the regular work on the old field...
Freshman Crew. Candidates for the freshman crew began work yesterday. Captain Fennessy divided the men into squads of ten each. These divisions took short runs and went through exercises on the chest weights. As soon as the new rowing machines are put into the rowing room, practice on them will commence...
...first hour was devoted almost entirely to practice in breaking through the rush line to stop kicks. Brewer and Wrightington were put behind the line and did the punting while the first eleven tried to hold the second. Later they went over to the second eleven and the 'varsity had its turn at breaking through. In this work Wheeler on the second, though he played opposite Waters, did particularly well. Brewer's punting was not very good but this was partially due to the wetness of the ball and Wrenn's frequently inaccurate passing...