Word: yards
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...gained considerable ground in that way, but all the long runs with the exception of one by Wurtemburg and one by McClung were made by Gill. Yale scored her only touchdown by a cleverly worked trick. With the ball in Yale's possession on Harvard's twenty-yard line three downs were made in succession. On the third, all the Yale players bunched together in the centre and McClung was put in the middle as if to be pushed ahead by sheer force for the requisite gain. He acted as quarterback however, and handed the ball to McBride...
...teams lined up at 2.20, Harvard having taken the north side of the field with the wind in their favor. Yale formed a V, and Gill ran ten yards before he was downed. McBride punted. After Harvard's second down with a gain of four yards Trafford punted. McBridge at once returned the kick. Stickney made a good rush of fifteen yards. Upton rushed without gaining. Lee made eight yards. A mistake in the signals forced Harvard to a second down, and then B. Trafford attempted to kick, but was stopped, losing fifteen yards. On Harvard's third down...
...first meeting of the Conference Francaise will be held this evening in the room of the Southern club, which the society will use during the year. It was thought best to give up the old rooms on Jarvis street, because they were found to be so far from the yard, that on stormy nights the attendance at the meetings suffered. There are now about seventy-five men in the society, but the number will probably be increased to eigh-five or ninety before Christmas...
Most of the men who drew rooms in Hastings got into them yesterday. The yard in front of the Hall was filled with furniture wagons...
When the second half began Harvard worked the ball up to Princeton's twenty-five yard line where Trafford tried for a goal from the field. Princeton took the play and brought the game to the middle of the field. Ames and Trafford kicked back and forth, and Channing and Cowan advanced the ball by short rushes through Harvard's line. Ames ran fifteen yards around the end and the game was brought to Harvard's twenty-five yard line. Ames caught Trafford's punt and the ball was returned across Harvard's line and Saxe was forced to touch...