Word: touchdown
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fifteen and five-minute halves played, the first eleven scored three times, and the second once. The first eleven started to play a kicking game, and, as the second could not rush the ball back, soon carried it down the field for a touchdown. The 'Varsity scored one more touchdown soon after on brilliant running by Gierasch. Poor interference on the kick-off failed to carry the ball down the field. Strong defensive play by the second held the first for downs, but the guards-back formation could not gain. Exchanges of punts followed, and, one of Warren's kicks...
Score--Harvard 11, Brown 0. Touchdowns--Kendall, Ellis. Goal from touchdown--Sawin. Umpire--Letton of Yale. Referee -- Carpenter of Tufts. Time-keepers--Wood and Gifford.. Linesmen--Brayton of Harvard and Emery of Brown. Time -- Two twenty minute halves...
...defeated the Worcester Academy team at Worcester on Saturday, by the score of 11 to 0. The Freshmen had a slight advantage in weight, and their back-field played together better than that of Worcester. Fumbling was their worst fault. Worcester played a stubborn, defensive game, allowing but one touchdown in each half. Their high tackling, however, allowed the Freshman backs to gain many times after they should have been stopped...
...second eleven defeated Phillips Exeter Academy at Exeter on Saturday, in a well contested game by the score of 5 to 0. The weight of the second team more than overcame the team-work of Exeter, and with the aid of a strong wind, a touchdown was scored near the end of the first half. In the second half, the Harvard team worked the ball to Exeter's five-yard line, but was unable to score again...
...Touchdown--Lawrence. Time--20 and 15-minute halves...