Word: windings
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Jersey men by a score of 26 points to 7. The weather was everything that could be desired and the grounds were in first rate condition at the time play was called. Harvard won the toss and chose the west side of the field, from which a light wind was blowing. From the kick-off advantage seemed to turn in Harvard's favor and soon Cowling made a try-at-goal from a fair catch. The kick was extremely difficult and the ball passed a few feet outside the posts. Shortly after another trial was made but the ball rebounded...
Eight members of the club shot at Walnut Hill, yesterday afternoon. The score was lower than usual, owing to the strong wind and severe cold. Following is the summary...
...heavy wind was blowing obliquely across towards the east goal and of course strongly favored the team having the opposite side of the field. Stevens won the toss and took the west goal. The ball was kicked off by Harvard at half-past three, In about two minutes Gilman secured the ball and carried it across Stevens' goal line, securing the first touchdown for Harvard. Austin at once punted the ball out and Cowling succeeded in gaining the goal by a very difficult kick, the ball being considerably off the side of the goal. Soon after the ball was brought...
...first good game of foot-ball played there this season, and much interest centered in it because the University of Pennsylvania had played Harvard so close. The game was well played throughout, the tackling being hard and the running good. In the first half Princeton had the wind in her favor and Wanamaker made a touchdown for Princeton in the first few minutes, but it failed to yield a goal. The ball was again put in play and forced into Pennsylvania's quarters, and they barely escaped making a safety touch down. The ball was at last forced back...
...Stevens eleven played a game of foot-ball with the Lafayette eleven Saturday, beating them by a score of 14 to 4. The Lafayette men forced the Stevens team well down during the first hour and, aided by the sun and wind, which were directly in the face of the visitors, succeeded in securing two touchdowns, from which no goals were obtained. Campbell, of Lafayette particularly distinguished himself this part of the game by good general play. During the second hour the visitors collected themselves, and in a few minutes forced Lafayette to make a safety. A moment later Torrence...