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...blocking and several times Yale was compelled to make four downs in succession without gain although the ball was within a few yards of Harvard's goal. Umpire Peace was very strict about off-side play and at important junctures in the game when every foot counted Harvard lost fifteen yards for off-side play by the rushers. Harvard out-kicked Yale and Trafford's punting was one of the features of the game. Harvard made most of her gains by a series of short quick rushes around the ends, through the center, and between the tackles and the ends...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A CLOSE GAME. | 11/25/1889 | See Source »

...field with the wind in their favor. Yale formed a V, and Gill ran ten yards before he was downed. McBride punted. After Harvard's second down with a gain of four yards Trafford punted. McBridge at once returned the kick. Stickney made a good rush of fifteen yards. Upton rushed without gaining. Lee made eight yards. A mistake in the signals forced Harvard to a second down, and then B. Trafford attempted to kick, but was stopped, losing fifteen yards. On Harvard's third down the ball was given to Yale for off-side play. On Yale's second...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A CLOSE GAME. | 11/25/1889 | See Source »

...ball on four downs. Trafford kicked and Hallowell secured the ball. Lee dropped the ball but again Yale made four downs without gaining. Saxe gained three yards, Lee rushed six yards and passed to Cumnock, who had pluckily continued to play after hurting his leg, and now gained fifteen yards. After four downs with a total gain of fifteen yards B. Trafford kicked. McBride returned and B. Traford punted again. Gill made another grand rush and was only stopped at Harvard's ten yard line by Hallowell's beautiful tackle. McClung tried for a goal from the field but failed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A CLOSE GAME. | 11/25/1889 | See Source »

...pond, then turning sharply, straight back to Highland street, where the break was made. The hares reached the gymnasium at 4.30, and twenty minutes later the hounds began to arrive. H. P. Williams was first, followed by Hockstadter, R. Stone and Blake. The hares had to give the hounds fifteen minutes, which they were able to do and have five minutes to spare, thus winning the race...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hare and Hounds. | 11/22/1889 | See Source »

...three best compositions were made last evening. Ten songs were handed in, all but two being college songs. The prizes were awarded as follows: first prize, twenty five dollars to L. S. Thompson, '92, for a glee, "The Lily," worls by S. W. Batchelder, '93; second prize fifteen dollars, to R. W. Atkinson, '91, for college song, "Sir John De Boos," words by B. A. Gould, '91; third prize, ten dollars, to L S. Thompson, '92, for college song, "The Dragon," words by S. W. Batchelder, '93. Several of the other songs were also of considerable merit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Award of Glee Club Prizes. | 11/19/1889 | See Source »

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