Word: wind
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...downs. The offense showed some improvement, both in individual and in team play, as a result of the special attention which has been given to it by the coaches during the past week. The punting was encouraging, especially that of Nichols, who made several long kicks against the wind. Sperry's work in kicking also showed improvement. The best punt in the game was made by him in the second half, when he sent the ball a distance of 58 yards...
...Saturday, by a score of 16 to 0. Throughout the game the Harvard team was clearly outplayed and was unable to score although within 10 yards of Yale's goal at the end of the first half. Yale won the toss and chose the south goal with the wind in her favor. Talbot kicked off and Yale advanced the ball by a series of line plunges to the 40-yard line. Lynn gained 12 yards for Yale, but Harvard was given 15 yards for Yale's offside. Long, by two end runs carried the ball over for a touchdown. Biglow...
Smith ran Sperry's kick-off back 27 yards to the 31-yard line. Pennsylvania, favored by the wind, began a kicking game, and on three exchanges made 50 yards. Stevenson ran back Sperry's punt 39 yards and was downed on Harvard's 46-yard line. A fake kick netted 15 yards and then with line plays averaging gains of from 3 to 5 yards the ball was rushed down the field until Piekarski was forced over for the second touchdown. Stevenson's punt-out failed. Time was soon after called with the ball in Pennsylvania's possession...
...afternoon, J. I. B. Larned '05 and F. J. Sulloway '05 won the doubles championship of the University by defeating A. Fox 2L. and F. W. Cole 1L., 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. The playing of both teams was remarkably good considering the strong wind which blew across the court. Throughout the match the rallies were unusually long and spectacular, and both teams lobbed continually and played at the net at every opening. With the sets two all, Larned Sulloway braced and by steady net play won the final...
...high wind and heavy rain made low scoring impossible in the semi-finals yesterday afternoon. A. L. White '06 defeated M. McBurney '06 by the score of 4 up and 2 to play. H. C. Egan '05 gained a lead of 2 up in the first nine holes of his match with Reinhart of Princeton, the champion last year, and won by the score of 3 up and 1 to play...