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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...good run of twenty yards and some loose work by Harvard allowed Yale to gain ten yards more. Harvard then braced, and forced Yale to punt. Trafford caught Owsley's punt and had the ball down on Harvard's forty yard line. Fearing and Frothingham carried the ball forward fifteen yards and then Fearing ran around the end and gained fifteen yards more. But on the next four downs Harvard failed to gain, and the ball went to Yale. Hamlin ran well again and Yale was given five yards more for off-side play. But at this point...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard '93, 35; Yale '93, 12. | 12/2/1889 | See Source »

...Harvard 24, Yale 4. Harvard is now playing steadily, and Yale cannot gain. She is rapidly 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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard '93, 35; Yale '93, 12. | 12/2/1889 | See Source »

...often as Princeton secured the ball, Ames kicked and always sent it well down into the field. Princeton in this way forced the ball near to Yale's goal but it was soon kicked back again. Yale got ten yards on a foul and forced the ball fifteen yards ahead. Ames then made a long run but was shoved outside the line and McClung got the ball. Harvey of Yale had to retire, and Morrison was substituted. Ames and Cowan then made long runs alternately but when time was called neither side had scored...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton, 10; Yale, 0. | 11/29/1889 | See Source »

...After fifteen minutes recess. Yale forced the ball to Princeton's fifteen yard line. But by some brilliant playing by Ames, Princeton got the ball clear and soon forced it near Yale's goal. Ames kicked it over the line and the Yale eleven became confused and almost lost the ball. They secured a touchback, however, and kicked from the 25 yard line. By a series of sharp pushes and rushes Princeton then carried the ball forward to Yale's goal line, and Warren made the first touchdown. Goal was kicked by Ames. Score 6 to nothing in favor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton, 10; Yale, 0. | 11/29/1889 | See Source »

...following gentlemen are bona fide undergraduate students of Princeton college on the rolls for the present college year, pursuing courses which require attendance upon fourteen or fifteen lectures or recitations a week in the following manner: For the B. A. degree-K. L. Ames, '90, H. H. Janeway, '90, J. S. Black, '91, P. C. Jones, '91, E. A. Poe, '91, J. S. Riggs, '92; for the B. S. degree-R. Furness, '91; for C. E. degree-R. H. Warren, '93; special students-R. H. Channing, W. S. Cash, B. S. Donnelly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton Protests. | 11/29/1889 | See Source »

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