Word: wind
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Very few members of the Harvard Shooting Club were present at the postponed shoot yesterday afternoon. The scores owing to the high wind, were very low. In match A only Greene and McKay shot, Score...
...half hours were played, the score at the end of the first half standing 16-0. Eight touchdowns were made by the freshmen, as follows: Brooks five, Curtis one, Baker one, Forbes one, from which Forbes succeeded in kicking only two goals, the high wind interfering considerably with his attempts. Groton was forced to make two safeties. Her only points were scored by Robb who made a fine rush along the side line for about thirty-five yards, and scored a touchdown. The freshmen played in good form, their blocking being especially good. The tackling also showed great improvement...
Time was called at 2.43. Amherst had the ball and Harvard had the advantage of a light wind. Amherst gained ten yards and then kicked. Sears returned and the ball went to Harvard in the middle of the field on a fumble. Cranston gained ten yards and Porter made a touchdown four minutes after the play was begun. Sears kicked the goal. Porter returned Amherst's kick from the centre of the field and the ball rolled over the line. Porter put the men on side and Crosby dropping on the ball made a touchdown from which Sears kicked...
Time was called at 4.17, Harvard with the ball and Technology playing with a fresh wind in its favor. Harvarding lead off with a rush but did not gain much ground, and Sears kicked. Technology returning Harvard had the ball down in the center of the field. Rushes by Harding, Davis and Cranston advanced the ball 40 yards, and Lee carried it over the line three minutes after play began. Harding kicked a goal. Technology forced the ball to Harvard's 30-yard line when Crosby got the ball from a fumble, and run the entire distance to the Technology...
...conditions attending the freshman meeting yesterday afternoon were not very favorable to fast time. The air was raw and there was a bad wind on the back stretch...