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...improvment in this respect. Both men made substantial gains yesterday whenever they took the ball. Back of the line, too, the men all played steadily. Trafford's kicking is becoming more reliable. He and Dean have to do all the tackling back of the line, as neither Lake nor Corbett can be depended upon to stop a man; they are an excellent pair of half backs, otherwise...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football. | 11/5/1890 | See Source »

...failed to gain, and Spaulding was forced to kick. Trafford was allowed a fair catch on Harvard's 30 yard line. The eleven was playing a very aggressive game, and the ball was carried rapidly to Orange's end. Lake gained 12 yards and Blanchard 10 more. Corbett followed this with nearly 30 yards in two rushes. Lake and Blanchard again banged into the Orange line and the ball was 18 yards nearer Orange's goal. Upton, Corbett and Lake brought it down almost to the line, and Upton carried it over about five minutes after play had begun; Trafford...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football. | 11/5/1890 | See Source »

...Mason got through and forced Speir to lose 15 yards; Spaulding was forced to kick and the ball came to Harvard. Lee began the gaining by a run of 20 yards around the end; Upton followed it with one of the prettiest rushes of the afternoon through the line; Corbett gained 6 yards through a hole between Upton and Mason. Lee and Blanchard brought the ball 13 yards nearer the Orange goal; and Corbett, aided by the splendid blocking of Hallowell and Upton, carried the ball 15 yards and over the line; goal. Score 22-0. The punting of Kell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football. | 11/5/1890 | See Source »

...teams: Harvard, rushers, Cumnock (Mason), Upton (Davis), Shaw (Goldthwaite), Cranston, P. Trafford (Heard), Blanchard, Hallowell; quarterback, Dean; half backs, Lake (Lee) and Corbett; full-back, B. Trafford...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football. | 11/5/1890 | See Source »

...ends unless the blocking is unusually good. The game which the team played with Princeton resulted in a draw, neither side scoring; Yale won her game by a score of 16-0. Harvard will play the following team: Cumnock, Upton, Shaw, Cranston, Trafford, L. S., Blanchard, Hallowell, Dean, Lake, Corbett, and Trafford, '93. The following men will also be ready to play: Mason, Fearing, Davis, Lee, Burgess, Bangs, Heard, and Goldthwaite...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Today's Football Game. | 11/4/1890 | See Source »

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