Word: downs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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About forty Harvard men went down to New Haven to see the game on Saturday.
Princeton won the toss and took the west end of the field. At precisely 2.30 o'clock play was called, and, quickly dribbling the ball, Adams of Princeton attempted to run with it. He was neatly tackled by Peters, who gained the ball, and by shrewd handling worked it well...
Considerable more than the usual 10 minutes' intermission elapsed before the second inning, owing to the reluctance of the spectators to leave the field, but at 2.31 time was called, and Yale's captain touched the ball instead of kicking, and attempted to use his 190 pounds against the Princeton...
...Burnett carried the ball down close to '87's goal. The seniors tried to force the ball over the line by means of first one and then another of the rush line, but to no purpose, for the '87 rush line effectually quenched such attempts. After '86 had three downs, all within the tenyard line, without accomplishing anything, the ball was passed back to Fiske, who kicked a goal from the field. From the kick-off at the middle of the field, the ball went down towards '87's line again. '86 was not able to score again, and time...
...brace they did with a vengeance. Up the field the ball went in spite of everything '87 could do, Burnett, Austin, and Woodbury making good rushes. In was now growing dark, and the '87 backs seemed to have great trouble in catching and kicking the ball. The ball was downed not far from '87's line, Woodbury tried to rush it over, but without success. Burnett was equally unlucky. Adams proved to be the lucky man, securing a touch-down right between the goal posts. The ball was brought out and Kimball kicked a goal, making the score...