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...team gained its opportunity to win. Here again, in the attack, quickness was the essential feature. The interference was not very smooth, it was not especially steady and was not strong, but the speed and the vigor with which the plays started was sufficient to make long consecutive gains around and through the cumbersome Pennsylvania line. This speed, however, to be successful in later games must be effective by team play. The perfection of this team play and the acquirement of a more varied defense are the principal tasks now to be accomplished...
...more speed than before. He gained the advantage of his opponent on almost every play, followed the ball closely and was of great value in taking advantage of Pennsylvania's misplays. The only fault in his playing was his occasional failure to break up the interference which carried Hare around his end Sawin was another player who attracted attention by brilliant work. He followed his interference as far as was practicable and seemed to know just when it was advisable to leave it. His running was fast and heady, and made him the greatest ground gainer of the day. Captain...
...punts gave Harvard the ball in the middle of the field. Ellis plunged six yards through the centre, and on the next play Sawin circled Davidson's end for twenty yards. Kendall and Ellis carried the ball to the twenty-five yard line. Then Sawin with excellent interference got around Davidson's end again and did not stop until Daly had pulled him across the goal line. J. Lawrence kicked an easy goal after a punt...
Kendall made it first down by a tackle plunge and at once added 8 more yards around right...
...Carlisle game they worked hard at the defense, but the results were not satisfactory. The men were slow and careless, and the entire line was upset in the Carlisle game by a few simple tricks. Besides this, the Indians were able to gain fairly consistently on straight plays, especially around the ends. Since then, however, the ends have improved considerably, and it is probable that they are now as strong as last year. During the past week, the work of the line men has been devoted to defensive work against the guards back formation; and although it has succeeded...