Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...star play of the day was made by Scales, who picked the ball up on a fumble by 1901, and with a clear field ahead of him, ran 20 yards only to be tackled on the 3-yard line. The ball was then easily pushed across the line for a touchdown...
...high order. Gregson made the sensational play of the game. Harvard had the ball on Bowdoin's five yard line; it was given to Haughton to carry over, but he fumbled just after crossing the line. Gregson secured it and started for Harvard's goal with a clear field; he was tackled, however, and downed beautifully by Maguire on Bowdoin's thirty-five yard line. The mis-play was inexcusable and a score might have resulted...
Since the closing of the College year last June, work on the Soldiers Field improvements has steadily progressed and now the way seems clear to an early completion of the changes. It has been found necessary for various reasons to alter the plans somewhat. In the first place, the widening of North Harvard street, which will be begun next spring, by the city, will cut off twenty feet from the field. The new baseball cage will be located between the Locker Building and the baseball field, nearer the street than was originally intended. The body of the building will...
From the mile Harvard slowly worked by Cornell, and, with the stroke at 33, made a desperate but unsuccessful effort to catch Yale. At the mile and a half there was clear water between Harvard and Cornell. During the last half mile the Harvard stroke however lacked power and the Yale crew increased its lead steadily, coming in two lengths ahead...
...affair. In fact the Corporation has been rather opposed to the Tree exercises in any form, and has only allowed them to be held about the old tree again on condition that the objectionable features of the scrimmage be wholly done away with. Thus it is perfectly clear that the future of one of Harvard's oldest and dearest traditions depends on the conduct of the Seniors at the Tree exercises next Thursday. If the wishes of the Corporation are observed as regards the forming of combinations of men in the scrimmage and the wearing of objectionable clothes, the exercises...