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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...score throughout the fall than Princeton, and has beaten her opponents each time more easily. It therefore seems somewhat unfair to make absolutely no distinction between the two, and we think the convention in its two resolutions has perhaps done the best thing it could. Yale certainly has not won the championship of 1886 and yet she has played a better game of foot-ball than any other college in the league...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/29/1886 | See Source »

Harvard played her last championship game at Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day and won easily. Although the weather was threatening, it rained very little, and the grounds were in a fair condition. Pennsylvania won the toss and chose the advantage of a light wind. The ball was dribbled to Sears, who gained a few yards. By sharp running the ball was forced slowly down the field, Wood and Holden made pretty rushes, and at last the ball was down at Pennsylvania's five-yard line. In lining out Holden took the ball straight through the Pennsylvania line, and scored the first...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 11/27/1886 | See Source »

Princeton won the toss and chose the east goal, having the wind in her favor. Corbin dribbles to Beecher, who gains ten yards 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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton-Yale Game. | 11/27/1886 | See Source »

Yesterday morning the freshman eleven played with the Gentlemen of Jamaica Plain and won 34 to 0. Ninety had the kick-off, and gradualty worked the ball towards the Jamaicas' goal, where a touch-down was made by Slocum, after a good rush by Hunnewell, in 8 minutes. Crane kicked the goal. By a long kick the ball was sent almost to Ninety's goal, but good rushing forced it towards the Jamaicas' goal, where Crane made a touch-down and kicked the goal. Wendell soon after hurt his knee and Atkinson took his place. No more points were made...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 11/26/1886 | See Source »

...Cambridge and Waltham Lacrosse teams played for the championship in the Lower Port yesterday morning, in which Waltham won...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/26/1886 | See Source »

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