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...work should be considerably simplified, however, as nearly all of the candidates for the seven vacant positions have had considerable experience in the rudimentary points of the game. Of the seven places which will have to be filled this fall, five are in the line and two in the backfield. From the material at present available for these positions it would seem that the eleven next fall must be lighter than usual and that speed must be relied upon rather than strength for the development of a successful team...
...count only four instead of five points. At least six men must be on the line of scrimmage in all plays, instead of seven men between the two 25 yard lines, and five between the 25 and goal lines. If only six are on the line, one of the backfield must be outside the end linesman. Under these conditions, which apply to the whole field of play, the quarterback may run with the ball provided he goes 5 yards outside of center in advancing the ball. This makes checkerboard markings necessary over the entire field...
...spite of recent changes in the Harvard line-up, the team plays well together and presents an effective attack and a strong defense. A slight slowness of the forwards in starting is counter-balanced by accurate shooting, especially by Souther and Townsend. In the backfield the only fault seems to be the tendency of Carr and Clothier to be drawn out too far in meeting opposing forwards...
...year seem to be very good. All the line men with the exception of ex-Captain Rafferty, left end, will return. Either Neal or Hare, substitute ends this year, should be able to fill this vacancy. Miller and Morton, substitute guards and Bissell, substitute tackle, all graduate. From the backfield, Yale expects to loose Metcalf and Mitchell, halfbacks: Farmer fullback; and Soper, substitute quarterback. Owsley, Bowman, Hoyt and McCoy will return and try for backfield positions. Levine, the Colby fullback, and Tripp, the Chicago University guard, who were ineligible this year under the one-year residence rule, will be able...
...loss of the five men from the line and the two men from the backfield, will be a severe blow to the eleven, but as the candidates for the vacant places have all had considerable experience in the rudimentary work of the game, the development of team-play need not be delayed until late in the season. So far as can be seen at present, the team will be lighter than usual, so that speed and strength rather than weight will have to be relied upon for the development of a successful eleven...