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Several more changes have been made in the Harvard line-up. M. C. Peirce and Bird will fill the end positions today in place of Kennard and Macdonald. Peirce, who played end on the Freshman team last year, is a natural football player, being fast and following the ball well. Bird has also made a good showing at end in the scrimmages lately. He has been given special attention by the coaches, and seems to have the makings of a first-class player. Hear seems to be the leading candidate for right tackle at present. He has the physical qualifications...
...teams will line up this afternoon as follows: HARVARD. BATES. M. C. Peirce, l.e. r.e., Cummings Burr, l.t. r.t., Schumacher Parker, l.g. r.g., Carroll Grant, c. c., French W. Peirce, r.g. l.g., Cochrane Hoar, r.t. l.t., McKenna Bird, r.e. l.e. Brown Newhall or Starr, q.b. q.b., Cobb Lockwood, l.h.b. r.h.b., Bridges Rand, r.h.b. l.h.b., Frazer Mason, f.b. f.b., Sargent...
...substitute ends, Bird and Forster, and Inches, who substituted Hoar at right tackle, put up fully as good a game as the first string men. Inches was down the field well under punts and was right after the ball all the time. Burr played his new position at tackle well, but was considerably handicapped by his inexperience in that position. Grant at centre played a very quick game, followed the ball well and blocked a kick which Inches secured for a touchdown. Starr, who started at quarterback, ran the team with life and dash and ran back punts for substantial...
Cobb opened the second half by kicking to Bird, who ran eight yards to the 35-yard line. Burr punted but the ball was fumbled. Gilbert picked it up and ran 35 yards for a touchdown, using the straight arm to great advantage. Parker kicked the goal, after the ball had been punted out by Starr...
...teams lined up as follows:HARVARD. MAINE.Kennard, Bird, l.e. r.e., Metcalf, CliffordBurr, Fish, l.t. r.t., WhiteParker, Gilmore, l.g. r.g., Black, DuramGrant, Nourse, c. c., MasonPeirce, r.g. l.g., WrightHoar, Inches, r.t. l.t., Ham, GilpatrickMacdonald, Forster, r.e. l.e., Cavanaugh, H. J. CookStarr, Newhall, q.b. q.b., Miner, A. CookLockwood, Gregory, l.h.b. r.h.b., Cobb, VickeryGilbert, r.h.b. l.h.b., HigginsButt, Waterbury, f.b. f.b., Bearse, Lorin