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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...good work of Harvard's line and Hall was compelled to kick. The ball was returned by Saxe, and secured by Hallowell at Wesleyan's twenty-five yard line. Dennison and Goldthwaite rushed it to the ten yard line, and Lee found a hole and scored the second touchdown at 3.04. Saxe kicked the goal. Score 10-0. At the centre of the field Wesleyan tried rushing, but could not gain, and lost the ball on a fumble. Harvard only kept the ball a short time owing to holding in the line, but hallowell got away from Beers, secured Peck...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 64; Wesleyan, 0. | 10/28/1889 | See Source »

...eleven braced wonderfully, and during the rest of the game completely outplayed their opponents. The ball had scarcely been put in play, when Dean broke through the line, secured the ball on Peck's pass, rushed half the length of the field, hotly pursued by Slayback, and scored a touchdown at 3.45. Goal. Score 32-0. By Cumnock's excellent tackling, Wesleyan was forced back from the centre of the field; he finally forced Slayback to have the ball down at the fifteen yard line. Stickney broke through the line and stopped Hall's punt and Tilton carried the ball...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard, 64; Wesleyan, 0. | 10/28/1889 | See Source »

...kicked well and the game was soon in the middle of the field. Ritchie gained 15 yards for Exeter, but Stothers was forced to kick the ball and Brice had it down for Harvard. Fairchild, Parker and Johnson forced ahead and Johnson ran around the end and scored a touchdown. Time, 25 minutes. In the attempt for a goal Ellsworth ran across the line and dropped on the leather, scoring another tonchdown. Goal. Score 10-0. Time was called soon after the ball was brought...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard '93, 16; Exeter, 10. | 10/28/1889 | See Source »

...ball was immediately got back, with a gain of five yards by Huntress securing a blocked kick. Blaney and Bass worked the ball to the ten yard line and there it stayed for three downs; but on the fourth pass Weld ran around the end and secured the first touchdown, five yards from the side line, in ten minutes after the start. No goal. Score 4-0. Crane kicked to 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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ninety, 10, Ninety-one, 4. | 10/26/1889 | See Source »

...Ninety-one lost the ball on four downs. Crane punted the ball over the rush line and Emmons secured it and ran over the line but had to come back for interference. Nichols followed the kick to Crane, who threw him off and ran through the crowd, securing a touchdown. Time was called after an attempt at goal had been kicked leaving the score at 10., Following is the make up of the team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ninety, 10, Ninety-one, 4. | 10/26/1889 | See Source »

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