Word: goals
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...gave an interesting and intelligent description of the Association game. In the foot-ball of the American colleges the leading feature is running with the ball in the arms. It is just the reverse in the Association game, where it is a foul if any one save the goal keeper touches the ball with the hands or arms. As Priest put it, "No one but the goal keeper must touch the ball, but he must do his very best with head, hands and feet, to defend the goal...
There are eleven players in the Association team, the same as in our college games, but they are differently arranged in the positions. There are five forwards, rushers as they are called in the college elevens, three half-backs, two backs, and one goal keeper. The construction of the goal posts is the same as you will see on Jarvis Field at Harvard in the fall, but to score in the Association game you must put the ball under the crossbar instead of over it, and touchdowns are not known...
...when they met the heavy charging of Harvard, they stubbornly fought the ground inch by inch, and never used their best runners until they had driven the ball by a kick well down. In this way they had ever a strong fresh man for a dash up the goal, and an almost infallible kicker to send the ball skimming over...
...There is one exception-the goal from the field. It is often the case that the team reaches the opponents' ten-yard line, and is there stopped. Harvard did this several times this year. The pressed team is put on the defensive. Half-backs, quarter-back and sometimes full-back go up into the line. Four men are uncovered and prepared to get through or tackle. The team that has but ten yards to make suddenly finds it has not five yards in three "downs." Then is the time when kicking may win the game. Goals from the field, however...
After ten minutes rest, the men lined up for the second half. '89 rushed the ball into '88's territory immediately, and Perry soon made another touchdown from which no goal was kicked. Several scrimmages then followed with the ball still in '88's field. Bradlee was hurt and Sullivan took his place. Time was called shortly afterwards. Final score...