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...elbow in the second half and Guild, who took his place, proved stronger on the defense. Starr ran the plays off fast, and as usual was a great help to the runner, but his judgment was in two or three cases rather questionable. His work in the backfield was very good, especially as the opposing ends were waiting to down him after nearly every punt...
...times through Rooke. Lamson was the most reliable ground-gainer and made both touchdowns. Sheble, Greene and Folwell made good interference for each other and several times worked the double pass successfully. Stevenson did not run the team as well as usual and was weak in the backfield. His running and tackling, however, were excellent...
...split play Foster failed to gain through Rooke. On the third down Starr tried a quarterback run, but Stephenson came in from the backfield and nailed him for a loss, giving Pennsylvania the ball on downs on her own 45-yard line...
...second half, could nearly always be relied on to make his distance. Just before the end of the game he wrenched his knee and was replaced by Lockwood. Starr put lots of snap into the team and used good judgment in directing plays. He was much steadier in the backfield than he has been and ran well with the ball. His most brilliant run was on the first kick-off, when he followed his interference back 50 yards...
...Burr will be tried at guard and his punting should be of valuable assistance to the team. Knowlton, who in the short time he has been out, has done very promising work, will be in at right tackle. At quarterback Newhall will replace Starr, whose game in the backfield last Saturday was very unsatisfactory. Captain Hurley's leg is improving steadily, but he is not yet able to play...