Word: braced
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...forced back, by the good work of Upton, Ellsworth, Hallowell and Frothingham, and soon the ball is down in her territory again. At 3.51 Fearing found a hole in the line, and rushing fifteen yards scored again. Goal. Score Harvard 30, Yale 4. At this point Yale made another brace and forced Harvard back. The ball was at Harvard's thirty yard line, when Stagg gave Yale twenty-five yards on account of a foul tackle. This questionable decision brought the ball to Harvard's five yard line, and enabled Yale to force it across at 3.58. No goal. Score...
...punted but Princeton forced the play right down to Harvard's fifteen yard line again. Cowan on the 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...
...Tallant and good back-hand strokes by Lee. Tallant and Lee won the forth and fifth, while the sixth and seventh went to Lockett and Wrenn, all four games being very poor. Locket won the eighth game by some brilliant strokes, lobbing well. Tallant and Lee then took a brace and won the next four games by good playing. At the end of the tenth game the score stood 5 all. The eleventh game was the best of the match. The playing was beautiful on both sides, and it was only after having douce 4 times that Tallant...
...ball was played on Holmes Field yesterday afternoon between the 'varsity and the Eastern league team Wilkesbarre. It took eleven innings before the game was decided. The visiting team obtained a lead in the first two innings, and kept it until the last inning when Harvard made a fine brace and tied the score. In the eleventh inning Wilkesbarre obtained three runs and won the game. The game was by far the best which has been played here this year. Harvard played a good up hill game after the second inning, and the tying of the score...
...think it would hurt the freshmen to receive a little advice from the captain and members of the University eight, who will not be slow to inform them that unless they abandon the stroke under which they have attained such snail-like velocity, and take a tremendous "brace" all round they are destined to a terrible defeat in every race...