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...hardest game of the season to date, the University eleven defeated West Point on Saturday, by a score of 18 to 0. The game was filled with lessons for Harvard. While the defensive work was strong and a great improvement existed at tackles, the offensive playing was undeniably poor. Constant fumbling and looseness in forming plays cost the back-field much distance and often the possession of the ball. At this time in the season, however, a strong defense is the most important element to be developed. In so far as the game showed that the opposing backs could...
...time the ball came into Harvard's possession, the backs were sent into the line. The practice thus gained was of special value, as line plays and not end plays are of most avail against the strong teams to come. In the first part of the game the West Point line forced Harvard to exert every effort to gain by these straight dive plays, but as they weakened in the second half, cleaner play in the Harvard back-field would have insured a larger score...
...University eleven, with substitutes, left Cambridge yesterday afternoon for the game with West Point today. In addition to the twenty-three men who were mentioned in the CRIMSON yesterday, Daly went with the team and will probably play in the first half. Except for Boal, Reid and Parker, therefore, the whole squad is in condition to play. Although West Point does not seem to have as good a team as in previous years, it will be the first strong one Harvard has met this season, and the game will be some criterion of the ability of the eleven...
...West Point has tried the experiment this year of dispensing with a collegiate coach, and of handling their own team. They also are handicapped in training by the military discipline and by the short and inconvenient time allowed for practice. While they easily defeated Tufts in their first game they were beaten by Pennsylvania State College last Saturday. They had an easy chance to score, but lost the ball at a critical time. The game also showed that while the defensive work of the line was admirable, the ends were very weak. As the Harvard interference is undeniably strong, this...
Before the Harvard squad left Cambridge yesterday, they were given a short practice of running through signals. The line-up today will probably be: Harvard. West Point. Campbell, l.e. r.e., Burnett. Swain, l.t. r.t., Bunker. Barnard, l.g. r.g., Hopkins. Sargent, c. c., Bettison. Burden, r.g. l.g., Goodspeed. J. Lawrence, r.t. l.t., Boyers. Hallowell, r.e. l.e., Smith. Daly, q.b. q.b., Wesson. Gierasch, l.h. r.h., Glade. Kendall, r.h. l.h., Rockwell. Warren. f.b. f.b., Jackson...