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...right guard on the 1899 eleven, and G. W. Bouve '98, guard in 1897. E. T. Putnam 2G., a prominent candidate for half-back last year, joined the squad, but did not take part in the scrimmage; his reappearance as a candidate greatly increases the chances for a strong backfield. An accident, however, that has been feared for sometime and will indirectly weaken the team, occurred yesterday when Daly's leg was injured. The extent of the hurt is not yet known, but should it prove great, it will leave the eleven without a suitable substitute for the quarterback position...
...ineffective at left tackle and had he been removed sooner, the gains of the Maine backs through that side of the Harvard line would have been less frequent. Marshall was still slow in giving signals, but atoned for this fault somewhat by his skillful handling of punts in the backfield. Jones and Bowditch at ends, though both had a tendency to over-run their man, filled their positions well. Knowles' ground-gaining was one of the features of the latter part of the game...
...University can offer at the present time. Barnard will be at guard and should greatly strengthen the line. A. Marshall will be tried in the other guard position. He has received considerable coaching recently and should make a good showing. Except for the absence of Captain Kernan, the backfield will be especially strong. The eleven has been improving slowly of late, but only along individual lines. No indications of team work have yet appeared. The men, however, are not so apt to fumble as they were and their condition is gradually becoming better. Bates scored on Harvard in the game...
...most discouraging features of the play was the remarkable inability of the ends and rush-line halfbacks to stop simple end runs. That this was the first game of the season is not a sufficient excuse for such miserable playing as that which allowed a not over-strong backfield, with practically no interference, to pass the ends almost at will. The generalship of the team was also poor. Against opponents so unskilled in handling punts, a kicking game might have been adopted to much greater advantage...
...this year's Freshman team the promising men seem to be J. F. Kidder, F. O. Mills, A. Crocker and R. A. Derby in the line, and R. W. Leatberbee and D. J. Hurley in the backfield...