Word: nearly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...forced down the field only to be lost again for the same offence. At this point Harding was injured, and Dennison took his place. The ball exchanged hands several times owing to the tendency of the Harvard rushers to hold their opponents, but finally Harvard secured the ball near the centre of the field and Blanchard, Lee, and Dennison worked it down to Wesleyan's twenty-yard line by clever rushes. Here Goldthwaite broke through the line with the ball, and carried it to the five-yard line, and on the next rush Lee deposited it behind the goal line...
...Blaney, who was stopped in his place. Pulsifer got through on Bass and aften two more downs the ball went to 90. After three downs '90 kicked to Blaney. A poor pass lost the ball to '90 who by the good rushes of McLeod and Henshaw carried it near enough to the goals for Crane to try to kick a goal. The ball rolled along the ground and was secured by '90 at five yards from the back line. Ninety soon secured a touchdown and goal, making the score 6-4. Nichols, by good dodging, gained ten yards...
...second game in the class championship series was payed yesterday afternoon between to and '91. Thirty, and twenty minute halfs were played, played. In the first half '91 had the ball most of the time and by hard work often forced it near '80's geal, only to have it sent down the field again by one of Crane's long kicks. Ninety-one gained her ground by shoves and short breaks through the rush line, while '90 made quick work in running around the ends and long klcks. In the second half '90 did most of the playing...
...yards. The teams were now on Ninety-two's ten yard line. Fairchild found a hole and scored. No goal, Score 5-4. Ninety-two carried the play to the freshman's forty yard line. White's fumble gave Ninety-two the ball. Time was called with the ball near the centre of the field...
...hares H. A. Davis, '91, and S. W. Priest, '91, started from in front of Matthews at 4.20 and laid the trail up Garden street and Concord avenue to the Observatory, thence through fields and bogs to Grove street, Belmont, across to Arlington street down Mt. Auburn St. near the Muzzey estate where they indicated the "break." The hounds about thirty in all headed by W. Alexander, L. S. followed about seven minutes later and had no difficulty in finding the scent until the swamps were reached. Here they got separated but most of the pack with the master followed...