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...first team backfield yesterday was composed of McGlone, Crosby, Miller, and Howe. Coady, Maher, and Stafford were all conspicuous absentees, and none of them seems likely to be in the starting line up. The official statement is that Coady will be available for the game, but as he has not donned a uniform this week his participation against the Green appears improbable...
Coady and Chauncey did not dress for play, and it seems very likely that Coady will not be in the line-up against Dartmouth. Howe took his place in the backfield; but if Howe starts in Saturday's game Harvard's punting problem will be difficult. Cheek, Miller, and Crosby are not strong kickers, so it seems probable that should Coady be out Maher will play in the backfield...
...Team A Sayles and Adie were on the wings, Lindner and Pratt played at the tackles, C. H. Bradford and Hoague held down the guard positions, and Macomber was back at centre. McGlone and later Cheek played quarterback, with Crosby, Miller, and Howe at the backfield stations. Maher replaced Miller during the afternoon...
Team A yesterday found Sayles and E. H. Bradford on the ends, Lindner and Pratt at the tackles, C. H. Bradford and Kilgour at the guards, and Turner at center. Hoague replaced Kilgour during the afternoon. The regular backfield was composed of McGlone, Crosby, Howe and Maher. McGlone and Lindner were forced to report late due to classes and their places were filled temporarily by Moseley and Simonds. The brief shift of Moseley back to his old place at quarter was an interesting feature of the lineup...
...backfield is still in a state of confusion. As the writer predicted a week ago, Coach Roper picked two backfields last Monday to be used interchangeably. One was composed of Slagle, Caulkins, Bridges, and Gilligan, and the other of Ewing, Dignan, Weekes, and Prendergast. This idea seemed to blow into smoke the ensuing days and most of the backs into the oblivion of the second team. Just now it is very uncertain who will form the first backfield...