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...gave the line special instruction, as the Exeter team is reported to be unusually powerful. The rest of the squad went through a light practice, concentrating on signals and punting. V. Chapin '23, who will be out for two weeks with a bad arm, has been replaced in the backfield by L. P. Brown...
...similar struggle has been in progress for the backfield positions. Many injuries in that department however have left but few men to fill the positions. S. Burnham Occ. returned to practice this week and will probably take a place among the backs in Saturday's game. R. Horween Occ. and E. L. Casey Occ. still watch from the sidelines, while M. Gratwick '22 has recovered from his injury to such an extent that he may enter the game tomorrow. The choice for the three backs besides Murray who will play against Virginia rests between R. S. Humphrey '21, A. Horween...
...kick-off after Brown's second score Lockwood caught the ball and succeeded in making a 30-yard gain. G. S. Morse '22 and Parker starred in the backfield for the seconds, Parker's punts gaining almost invariably. The only serious injuries of the game were suffered by C. F. Peters '22, with a badly sprained ankle, and Morse, with a broken shouller. The summary: HARVARD SECOND. BROWN SECOND. Moorehead, Lee, Cabot, l.e. r.e., Ricker, Councilman Lockwood, l.t. r.t., Fuller Peters, Noyes, l.g. r.g., Nichols Morrison, Hatton, Currier, c. c., Sprague Stubbs, r.g. l.g., Rubel Richards, Lane, r.t. l.t., Ebson...
...backfield, consisting of A. Hamilton '21, E. L. Casey Occ., and R. Horween Occ., should prove an excellent scoring trio. Hamilton has been developing the jump and snap necessary for line plunging, while Casey continued to reel off his wonderful running throughout the week...
...Yale coaches have at last found the right backfield combination to give the necessary speed. Thorne Murphy and Herbert Kempton, who have been piloting the second and third University teams, are the tow to fill the positions. Kempton was considered the most brilliant, interscholastic player when he was captain at Exeter. Both Murphy and Kempton have shown phenomenal form in running, punting and drop-kicking this year...