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President Stevenson, of the Yale navy, is authority for the statement that Gill and Woodruff will in all probability occupy their old positions in the boat, and it is possible that Clad-well will be induced to stroke the crew again.-New Haven Union...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Note and Comment. | 12/14/1887 | See Source »

...both made good runs, and at last the former made a magnificent rush, dodged through the whole Yale team and secured a touchdown. Saxe kicked a beautiful goal from it. The ball when in play again, was carried far off at one side. On being brought out, Gill and Woodruff carried it well forward but Graves finally ran outside. Gill tried another rush but was well tackled by Appleton. On four downs the ball went to Harvard, but Yale soon got it again. Graves and Corbin made good rushes, and Wurtemburg getting the ball ran around the end and secured...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Wins the Championship. | 11/26/1887 | See Source »

...Woodruff, who was injured in the Princeton game, is rapidly improving, and now walks without a cane...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 11/23/1887 | See Source »

Second half.- Corbin passed to Woodruff, who gained fifteen yards. Gill then gained five yards and a kick gave Princeton the ball on the five-yard line. Cowan kept up his good work and gained ten yards in two runs. Ames described a beautiful parabolic curve from one touch line to the other, but failed to advance. All this time the rain had been falling in sheets and fumbling and slipping were frequent. Price. by the way, failed to turn up in second half, and his brother took his place. Yale finally got the ball on Princeton's ten-yard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Again Succumbs. | 11/21/1887 | See Source »

...whole the game was well contested. Princeton played a plucky but unsteady game against a certainly superior rival. For Princeton, Cowan did three-quarters of the work; Ames did very well and Hancock's tackling was noticeably good. For Yale, Corbin, Wallace, Pratt, Woodruff, Graves and Bull did distinctly well; and Gill played his usual brilliant game. Mr. W. A. Brooks as referee, and Mr. T. D. Fiske as umpire, gave complete satisfaction. This is no small praise, for no Yale-Princeton game, for years has been played with such an entire absence of "kicking...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Again Succumbs. | 11/21/1887 | See Source »

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