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...tremendous playing at right end, the excellency of which won him a berth on Walter Camp's All-American eleven, has been shifted to fullback to bolster up the Colonels' offensive. Now weighing over 235 pounds with remarkable speed and three years' experience, his presence in the backfield should be of material assistance, not only as a line-plunger of known worth, but also as an outstanding interference man. Bartlett, veteran fullback, who has been one of the most successful ground gainers in the preliminary games, has little chance of getting in to the play owing to a recently contracted...
Covington, the speedy broken field runner, will pilot the Southerners and may approximate the brand of play shown by his predecessor McMillin. Hudgins is another of the backfield starters from whom much is expected in the way of sensational end runs...
Gore showed far more power than her opponent, and seemed to have the advantage from the very start. Had it not been for the excellent defensive work of the Standish Hall backfield Gore, would have won decisively. G. B. Cramer did some fine line-bucking for Gore, and R.H.Schachet made several good end-runs. The spectacular play of the game was a forward pass, Schacht to Fay, which netted Gore Hall twenty-five yards...
Smith showed superior offensive power, due to her more powerful backfield, but seemed unable to score after having brought the ball almost to the Gore goal. They rushed the ball down the field three times to their opponents' nine-yard line, only to be held for downs...
This game puts Standish and Smith in a tie for temporary first place, each having won one game, while Gore has lost one and tied one. At present Standish seems to have a slight advantage over her opponents due to the superiority of her line, although in the backfield Smith Hall is probably the strongest...