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...yearlings have a promising looking bunch of kickers. Larrabee and Gates are showing up well as ends, and the line is heavy with Grew, Donovan, Holder and Hobson as the most likely candidates. Kernan seems to be the outstanding center. In the backfield some of the best material is evident in Carneigie, Jerkins and McGhurkey. The squad is shaping up as a whole but it is not possible yet to pick many certain stars...
After the coach's talk and the dummy, practice, the teams had signal drill. Captain Horween, Buell, Humphrey and Owen made up the University backfield...
Exhibiting a far more effective change in the line and a harder running backfield than was apparent against Holy Cross, the University eleven virtually whisked the Maine aggregation off the field Saturday, rolling up 41 points. Meeting a tartar in Holy Cross prevented Coach Fisher from sending in many substitutes; but against such a weak opposition as the Maine eleven offered, he threw in practically the entire squad, 34 players participating in the fray. At no time did the team appear to be seriously weakened by this multitude of substitutions, the ball remaining well down in the opponents' territory even...
...five-yard loss. Courtney was the lone star of the Maine offense, his clever dash up the sidelines just before the close of the first half netting him 40 yards, and placing the ball in the University's territory for the only moment of the game. The Crimson backfield had little work to do in the defense; but it was gratifying to see the increased surety with which they snared Smith's low punts. Not one fumbled punt marred their play, and Buell twice continued his flashy form in running back these kicks...
...Works 21, has been added in the coaching staff of the 1924 football squad and will have charge of the backs and backfield practice. Coach Works has had experience on the second team as well as having played on the informal war eleven...