Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...University of Pennsylvana at Philadelphia in the first championship game by an overwhelming score of 72 to 4. Technology beat Amherst in a championship game at Amherst by the close score of 10 to 9. The game was protested by Amherst. The Phillips Andover academy team defeated the Yale freshmen 14 to nothing. Cornell and Lehigh were scheduled to play a game at Bethlehem, but when she reached the field, Cornell refused to play the game because she was not allowed the choice of referee...
Saturday afternoon at Exeter the freshman eleven won a game which was loosely played on both sides. Exeter's game was especially unsteady, while the work of the freshmen at times was execrable. Their tackling could hardly have been poorer, while there was hardly any attempt at blocking off. The rushers were slow in dropping on the ball, but they got through well, and showed considerable snap. The half-backs played a fair rushing game, but their tackling also was high and anything but effective. Johnson as full-back played a fine rushing and kicking game, and he and Kendricken...
...first game in the class championship series was played yesterday afternoon on Norton's field between the sophomores and freshmen. Both teams played with spirit. Two thirty minute balves were played...
...little. The play was on Ninety-three's fifteen yard line, when Forbes succeeded in his attempt to kick a goal from the field. Score 5-0; time 7 minutes. On the first rush Ninety-three made ten yards. Manning kicked but gained nothing. Fairchild stopped Forbes'rush. The freshmen shoved well. Forbes got a good start again but was stopped by Parker. White failed in his attempt to kick. Fairchild stopped White. Forbes gained nothing. On another trial he gained three yards. Ninety-two blocked poorly. White was forced off bounds, gaining five yards. Henry gained nothing. The ball...
...were occasional slips which have unfortunately to be expeeted at this early stage, and some considerable unnecessary delay at various times in putting the ball in play which protracted the game; for all that, however, the play was interesting and promised well for the future. The work of the freshmen, while not of course nearly so good as we expect later in the season, was encouraging. The chief thing to be regretted about the match was the small number of men who were in attendance. The freshmen certainly ought to show more interest in the work of their eleven...