Word: could
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...freshman eleven went to Boston yesterday and played the eleven of the Boston Athletic association on the grounds opposite the club house. During the first five minutes of the game the freshmen played well; but after that time the team went all to pieces, and could not do another bit of effectual work. The Athletic club eleven played a fairly good game, considering their lack of training. Peters and Hunt, at half back, did some good rushing, and Morrison, at left end, played an excellent game. Both teams showed an inclination to play roughly...
...some of the graduates, that the time was not opportune for a withdrawal was attacked on the grounds that delay would do no good; a withdrawal would still seem to be a revenge for a defeat and the subject was really so old a one that no one could call a withdrawal at the present time a hasty poorly-considered step...
...Princeton Ames did by far the best work and may be said to have won the game. He was given the ball very few times during the first half and this circumstance together with the fact that he also made some bad fumbles, seemed to indicate that little confidence could be placed in him. He entirely disproved this opinion, however, by his later work. He had been saved during all the first half and so when play began again he was comparatively fresh, and did his work without any signs of fatigue. His kicking also helped materially...
Harvard had the west end of the field with the sun at her back while Princeton had the kick off. The ball was dribbled to Poe who ran behind the V of Princeton rushers and gained ten yards. Cowan failed to gain and Black could force his way ahead only a few feet. On the third down Ames kicked. Trafford failed to catch through interference but it was Harvard's first down on her twenty yard line. Saxe returned the ball to Channing who tried to run but was stopped by Cumnock. Ames gained twelve yards; Black made four more...
...next play ran strongly around the end and made a touchdown. No goal, score 27-15. Harvard now lost hope and the rush line made. a vain endeavor to brace. Lee made another good run. The ball was kicked to Black who was tackled by Cumnock before he could gain. Channing, Cowan and Ames ran through Harvard's line and brought the ball far down the field. Channing rushed through and fell with his hands just over the line. Time 35 minutes. No goal, score 31-15. Saxe kicked the ball out and Ames ran fifteen yards. Harvard...