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...backfield Waite and Scovil showed up very well in yesterday's practice and Wilson, at quarter, put new life into the men. Von Holt was in the first actual scrimmage since breaking one of the bones in his wrist a few weeks ago. Le Gore is not in the best of shape and will probably not start against Princeton, while Wilson and Knowles are hardly strong enough to last through the entire contest...
...tackle, displacing Sheldon, but which of these men will start the game with Princeton is not definitely decided. Wilson was in the line again yesterday, this being the second time he has worked for three weeks. Knowles is not yet in his best from and for this reason the backfield is not settled. Yesterday it consisted of MacLeish, White, Bentley, and Guernsey. Brann and Stillman at ends showed great improvement and the coaches feel much gratified at the showing of the team this week...
...Brown eleven was due in a large measure to the weakness of the Yale line. The playing of Captain Talbott strengthened the forward defence perceptibly, but upon his withdrawal the men seemed unable to put up a concerted opposition to the opponents' attack. Time and again the Brown backfield, headed by Murphy, slipped through holes for consistent gains. Yale used a substitute backfield throughout the game, and the men played well. Ainsworth, Scovil, Easton, and Guernsey ripped the Brown line to pieces and three times marched down the entire length of the field in short steady gains. A new formation...
...University eleven has the stronger backfield but this advantage is offset by the more capable line of the visitors. While Princeton will doubtless output the University, no noticeable gain will be derived from this superiority in view of the greater speed and more efficient work of the University ends...
...Princeton backfield arrived in Boston yesterday morning, accompanied by Coaches McCormick and Pendleton. In the afternoon they were given a light work-out in the Stadium, practicing drops and punts in order to become accustomed to the treacherous air currents on Soldiers Field...