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...football situation assumed a distinctly brighter hue yesterday afternoon when the University team lined up with a backfield composed of Logan, Bradlee, Hardwick and Mahan, and with acting Captain Trumbull back at tackle. The prospects for a victory over Michigan next Saturday are materially increased by the return of these regulars...
...hardest fought that has ever taken place on the Yale field, both teams playing desperately. Yale's touchdown came in the first quarter as the result of a fumble on the forty-yard line, Legore soon scoring on a wide end run. However, the diversified attack of the opponents' backfield began to pierce the Yale defence, fifteen first downs being recorded, and both touchdowns following beautifully executed forward passes. With apparent defeat imminent the Yale team fought fiercely, but the Washington defence tightened up and repeatedly threw the Yale backs for losses...
Cornell triumphed over Brown, 28 to 7, at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Brown excelled at the forward passing game; in all the other phases of football she was distinctly inferior to her opponent. The Cornell defence was practically impregnable and her backfield men found little difficulty in opening up the Brunonian line for constant gains. Barrett of Cornell, and Murphy, of Brown, the two quarterbacks, easily starred on account of their field generalship...
...which boasts of the enviable record of having had but six first downs credited to her opponents. What showing the Pennsylvania eleven will be able to make against a major eleven is problematical; certainly the University line will offer by far the most stubborn resistance that the State backfield has encountered so far this season...
...improvement over Weatherhead, while Wallace, at center, backs up the line as a secondary defence even better than did Soucy, his most obvious fault being a tendency toward erratic passing to the punter. Pennock will be unable to play. Francke will make his first appearance in the backfield in place of Captain Brickley, and his performance will be watched with considerable interest on all sides...