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...Freshman football team practice yesterday consisted in a blackboard talk, a drill in formations and plays against the substitutes in which particular attention was paid to forming interference around the runner, and punting to the backfield. The backs were very weak in catching punts, Wendell being especially uncertain in this department. FIRST TEAM. SECOND TEAM. Browne, Houston, l.e. r.e., Whitney McKay, Bush, l.t. r.t., Davis L. Withington, l.g. r.g., Blake P. Withington, c. c., Barber Fisher, r.g. l.g., Knapp Fish, r.t. l.t., Coburn L. D. Smith, r.e. l.e., Blanchard Wigglesworth, O'Flaherty, q.b. q.b., Merrill Corbett, l.h.b. r.h.b., Tryon Leslie...
...team played listlessly, but in the second period, urged on by the coaches, it began to show signs of spirit, and, before the end of the scrimmage, had regained much of the dash and fight which it showed in the Exeter game last week. Lewis was moved from the backfield to end and did very well in his new position. He was down the field fast under kicks and usually got his man. When the second team had the ball he was used on the secondary defence. Goodale was back in his regular position at left guard and strengthened...
...Freshman football squad held a light practice yesterday afternoon under Coaches Waterbury, Dewey, Harding, and Moore. All of the regular first team, with the exception of Lewis, were given a day off. The practice consisted of blocking attempted forward passes, and a long drill in catching punts for the backfield, Nash and Lewis doing the kicking. There was an unusual amount of inaccuracy and fumbling, showing that the squad has not yet recovered from its slump in the Princeton game...
...allowed and lost the University team a number of opportunities to have the ball in West Point's territory. O'Flaherty used very good judgment in his selection of plays. His drop-kick was perfect, the ball going over the bar from the 31-yard line; but in the backfield both he and Frothingham misjudged and fumbled very badly, losing, in this way, all the advantage which Minot's kicking gave to Harvard. The West Point team was distinctly weak, the line could not hold, though every man fought hard. Dean, the left halfback, played a strong game...
...football team faces a hard game today in a crippled condition. Sickness and injuries have seriously weakened both line and backfield, and the development of team play has been retarded in consequence...