Word: yard
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...number of the graduate classes having wished to make some permanent gift to the University, it has been suggested that the gifts take the form of a memorial fence around the Yard. Before any attempt is made towards erecting such a fence, sufficient money will have to be subscribed to build it from the old Johnston gate, opposite the Unitarian Chuch, to the Meyer gate...
...first grant which the town of Cambridge gave to Harvard College was four and a half acres where Holworthy, Hollis and Stoughton now stand. From that time until 1883, when the last purchase was made, it was gradually increased until the 24 acres which now constitute the Yard were procured. In the earliest years of the College history, the town palisades to keep off the Indians ran along the western border of the present Yard, and at the corner of Harvard square was a hill on which a sentry watched continually. The College woodpile was on the site of University...
...second half Princeton rushed 23 times for 84 yards. Yale rushed 27 times for 55 yards and kicked 8 times for 255 yards. Yale held Princeton for downs twice and forced her to kick once, and Princeton held Yale twice for downs and forced her to kick three times. Each side lost the ball twice on fumbles. wheeler made the longest kick of the game, from his own 15-yard line over the Yale goal line...
Princeton scored a touchdown and goal after twelve minutes of play, carrying the ball from the middle of the field by line-backing and by Reiter's 35 yard run around Yale's right end. Soon afterwards Brown blocked Wheeler's punt on Princeton's 10 yard line and McBride fell on the ball behind the goal-line, scoring a touchdown. Brown missed a difficult goal. Yale scored again in the first half on Sharpe's goal from the 45 yard line...
...second half the ball stayed mostly in Yale's territory, but her strong defensive tactics were successful until Poe's goal from the 30 yard line...