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THE University Nine, from its organization in 1865 down to the present time, has won one hundred and sixty-nine victories. From carelessness or some other cause, only ninety balls remain to attest these victories. Permission has been obtained to put a case in the auditor's room, Memorial Hall...
S.THE COLUMBIA GAME.The game with Columbia, postponed from Friday, was played on Monday in a severe rainstorm. Both teams were late in arriving. Cushing won the toss, and chose the northern end. It was ten minutes past three before the ball was kicked off. The rain fell in torrents, and...
...Holmes made a fine rush, and got a touch-down. Out came the ball, and after a lively scrimmage, the best one thus far, Cushing, '79, got the ball behind the line, and obtained a goal from a place-kick. We had now got two goals and five touch-downs within fifteen minutes...
...grief. Our men brought the ball steadily up the field, passing it to one another, and a touch-down was obtained, and from this a goal. The ball was now kept near the centre of the field, and the first three-quarters closed with three goals and seven touch-downs for us; for Columbia, nothing...
After ten minutes' rest the game was resumed. The wind had changed, and was blowing down the field against Columbia. It rained only a little, but the ground was wet, spongy, and slippery as glass. In this three-quarters Columbia showed decided improvement, especially in tackling, and it is only...