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...also call attention to the fact that this is the week of prayer for colleges. All the Protestant educational institutions in America unite in religious effort on this week. The daily meetings here will be only fifteen minutes long and ought to be well attended...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 11/11/1890 | See Source »

...first run of the hares and hounds brought out about forty men, most of them new, but with a sprinkling of track runners. The hares, T. P. King, '91 and G. Lowell, '92, had seven minutes start, and were required to get in fifteen minutes before the hounds. They laid their course toward's Norton's woods, then turning across North Avenue, swung through Arsenal Square and Ash Street to the Brighton bridge. From there the course lay fairly straight to Coolidge's corner and down Beacon street to the Harvard bridge. The hares, under H. A. Davis...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hare and Hounds. | 11/8/1890 | See Source »

...worst faults of the rushers now is the tendency to become careless. Cornell got through the line many times Saturday on this account. Another is the inability to stop a V quickly; nearly every team that has played the 'varsity this year has regularly gained ten and fifteen yards whenever they put the ball in play in this way. Dean's passing was not good Saturday; otherwise his play was all that could be desired. Trafford showed great and gratifying improvement in punting, and he blocked and tackled admirably...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football. | 11/3/1890 | See Source »

...doing brilliant work. A short time after the beginning of the half Lee took the place of Lake, who was hurt slightly. During this half Harvard did not try to run the score up; instead of carrying the ball across the line, the halfbacks would deposit it somewhere within fifteen or twenty yards of the goal posts and then Trafford would try for a goal from the field. This sort of practice was very exasperating to Cornell; but it gave the Harvard rushers practice in blocking. Trafford kicked five goals in six attempts during this half, bringing the score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football. | 11/3/1890 | See Source »

...second half of fifteen minutes was sharply played. Harvard forced Wesleyan steadily back. Hall tried kicking, but Trafford returned the ball well. With the play near Wesleyan's line Newell broke through, secured the ball and scored; goal. Score 45-0. Harvard immediately secured the ball on four downs. It was given to Upton. He was tackled, but passed the ball to Dean, who ran the half length of the field along the side line and scored; goal Score 51-0. After the ball was put in play Newton was hurt, and Cutts took his place. Hall's kick...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football. | 10/30/1890 | See Source »

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