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Harvard scored in two minutes of play. After two exchanges of kicks in Harvard's favor, Daly caught Ennis's punt and ran to West Point's thirty-yard line. Gains through the line took the ball to the fifteen yard line, and then Sawin scored on an end play. During the remainder of the half, Harvard scored a second time by steady gains through the opposing line. At no time was the Harvard goal in danger. In the second half, by the same line-bucking tactics, Harvard secured the ball several times on West Point's ten-yard line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A HARD GAME. | 10/16/1899 | See Source »

Score -- Harvard 18, West Point 0. Touchdowns--Devens 2, Sawin. Goals from touchdowns--Lawrence 3. Umpire--Mr. W. S. Moyle of Yale. Referee--Mr. Langford of Trinity. Linesmen--Reid of Harvard and Grant of West Point. Timers--Little of Harvard and Adams of West Point. Time--Fifteen minute halves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A HARD GAME. | 10/16/1899 | See Source »

...times. In the first half, the second kicked off to Daly, who ran the length of the field for a touchdown. The rest of the half was devoted to line bucking, but, owing to the strong defense of the second eleven, which succeeded in holding the first on the fifteen-yard line, there was no more scoring. In the second half, the first scored twice by line plunging, Ellis and Warren carrying the ball over the line...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Team Leaves for West Point. | 10/13/1899 | See Source »

Score--Harvard 41, Amherst 0. Touchdowns--Parker 2, Kendall 2, Ellis 2, Devens. Goals from touchdowns--Daly 4, Sawin 2. Umpire--Mr. Fairbanks. Referee--C. O. Jenkins. Time-keeper--F. Wood. Linemen--Edmunds of Harvard and Fosdick of Amherst. Time--Two fifteen-minute halves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AN EASY VICTORY. | 10/12/1899 | See Source »

...last week their work consisted only of practice in tackling and breaking through, but lately they have lined-up against one another in elevens. In addition, the men have received individual coaching from Shaw and J. L. Knox 2L. The squad was cut down to seventy men on Monday, fifteen of whom will be taken to training-tale in about ten days...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Football. | 10/11/1899 | See Source »

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