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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...slugging allowed in the game this year, so our men will be specially trained against these defects. According to the new rules we will have two referees, one to watch the ball, and the other to watch the men. Of last year's players we will have Corbin, '89, center rush; Gill, '89; Carter, '88; S. S. S., who was starboard stroke on the 'Varsity crew; Wallace, '89; Morrison, '90; Bull, '88, and myself. I will play quarter back. This leaves three places to be filled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Athletics at Yale. | 9/30/1887 | See Source »

Sixth Inning. - Campbell led off with a base hit, stole second, took third on Willard's put out, and while Duffield was rolling the ball to pitcher, stole home; Boyden and Bingham struck out. Princeton again went out in order, Duffield to center, Mercur and Wagenhurst to first. Harvard, 17; Princnton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Wins Her Third Game for the Championship. | 5/23/1887 | See Source »

...finally won by a score of 17 to 19. The special features of the game were Gleason's perfect work in the Baby Ansons left field; Paine's work behind the bat for the same nine and Page's beautiful "taking in" of some difficult flies in Bostons center field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Baby Ansons vs. Bostons. | 5/13/1887 | See Source »

Ninevah in the height of her power, was the center of the commercial world; people from all parts of the world congregated there and left the point of their civilization on the art of Assyria, to a very slight extent, to be sure; still, the effect is perceptable...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Prof. Frothingham Lecture. | 1/27/1887 | See Source »

...beginning to grow dark, play was resumed before the expiration of the usual time allowed between the halves. Brooks dribbles the ball to Harding, who is downed after a short run. Jones makes a fine run, but long punts by Boyden keep the ball well in the center of the field. The ball is, however, slowly worked towards the Technology goal and soon Jones makes a touchdown from which he kicked a goal. As it was getting too dark to see the ball well, time was called, the score for both halves being, Harvard, 59; Technology, 0. For Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Foot-Ball. | 10/21/1886 | See Source »

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