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...line, practice consisted chiefly of falling on the ball and work on the charging machine. Later some of the simpler Harvard shifts were tried. The backfield candidates devoted most of their time to catching punts, and also went through a light signal drill. It is expected that teams will be picked for further signal practice either today or Monday...
...addition to Head Coach Fisher, J. L. Knox '98 will coach the backfield men and D. E. Parmenter '13 will take charge of the centers. Several undergraduate players will also assist in the coaching work including C. A. C. Eastman '24 helping with the line men, J. J. Lee '24 with the quarterbacks, and J. M. Hartley '23 with the ends...
...over a week with an attack of tonsilitis that may keep him out of the New Hampshire contest. McLeish is still out with sprained ankles and will not report for practice this week. Their places will be filled by Merriam in the forward line-up and Samborski in the backfield...
...second period with a brilliant attack in which Lowenthal, scoring three long shots, showed some of the best basketball that has been seen in the Hemenway this season. Early in the period McLeish, who has been out of the last three contests with injuries replaced Samborski in the backfield and broke a tie score with a basket and a shot from the foul line. The score wavered during the remainder of the game until the steadiness of the veteran Connecticut men and their ability to break up the University passing game enabled them to keep down a Crimson rally...
...returning next fall, Coach Fisher will have a large nucleus of veterans on which to build his team. Philip Spalding '25 and J. J. Lee '24 will be available for quarter- back, with J. W. Hammond '25, E. L. Gehrke '24, and K. S. Pfaffman '24 for the backfield. The "H" ends will be Percy Jenkins '24, K. N. Hill '24, Lewis Gordon '24 and D. S. Holder '24, while for tackle there will be C. A. C. Eastman '24, H. T. Dunker '25, and M. W. Greenough '25. For guards Coach Fisher will have as veterans Captain Hubbard...