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Coach Fisher made one or two shifts in the team A lineup throughout the afternoon, but at the conclusion of the practice he had not yet decided the exact starting combination for tomorrow. The line will probably remain unchanged from last week but the backfield starters are still a matter of speculation, depending largely on whether the minor injuries of some will have been cleared up by today so that they can take part in the signal drill...
...Andover soccer team came down to Soldier's Field yesterday afternoon and captured an unexpectedly easy 3-0 victory from the 1927 team. The Freshman backfield was not able to put up a strong enough defense against the fast Andover forwards, while the Blue team showed unusual ability in breaking up the Crimson attack. Captain Gherardi of the Freshman showed flashes of brilliancy on the offense, but he was never properly supported...
...University in 1920 and 1921, and many will remember last year's game with the sensational punting duel between Gherke and the veteran Simendinger. The first half ended 0 to 0, then on a wet, slippery field in the second half the visitors made two mistakes and the Harvard backfield began to function until they finaly won by a comfortable margin...
...opening games this fall the Holy Cross eleven has shown strength in almost every department. Two weeks ago Providence was defeated by a margin of five touchdowns. In that game the Purple line held superbly, the backfield men ploughed through at ease, and the broken field running was described as brilliant. In fact all of the critics agree Holy Cross is much farther advanced now than she was at this time last year and just the reverse seems to be the opinion concerning Harvard...
Until the closing moments of the game the offensive play of the University was a great disappointment and the backfield never seriously got underway. Hammond, who was overworked, frequently received the ball seven or eight yards behind the line and raced toward an end with an imposing interference before him. But when he got to the line some lone, blue shirt was always waiting,-and another down was gone. Howe usually plunged into the back of one of his own forewards, who had failed to make the called for hole. Cheek, the other half, played hard, but with the single...