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...which involved the loss of the ball, and in the other instances proved serious obstacles to success. The fumbling of punts was due partly to the high wind, and to the benumbing weather, but the serious results were due more directly to the failure of the men in the backfield to protect the runner by effective blocking...
...large number of slight injuries which have kept many of the men out of the practice for several days, and, again, the difficulty in selecting the men for several positions were causes which have produced a chaotic condition in the line-up. The backfield may now practically be said to have been determined upon as Marshall, Nichols, Hurley and Schoellkopf. Nichols is most brilliant in running with the ball, but is inclined to individual play; of late he has fumbled with dangerous frequency. Bowditch and LeMoyne or Clothier have been picked for the end positions, and LeMoyne is doing...
...HAVEN, CONN., Oct. 14.--Yale defeated Holy Cross this afternoon 36 to 10, in a poorly played game. The Yale rush line played well in the first half, but lacked aggressiveness in the second. In the backfield, however. Neal, Soper and Mitchell did well, the latter making a splendid run of thirty yards for a touchdown...
...Freshman football team will play the Groton School team at Groton today, in the first game of the season. From tackle to tackle the Freshman team is very weak and slow, but is showing improvement on the ends and in the backfield. L. Carpenter '04 has had charge of the coaching and has been assisted by J. F. Kdder '05, G. R. Metcalf '06, and others...
Little has been done up to this time to develop team work, but as there are so many experienced players on the team, difficulty in securing this is not anticipated. The eleven is likely to be very strong in offensive play, as the backfield is unusually capable...