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...gave most of their attention. The men seemed slow and lacked the fighting spirit which is the great factor in a strong defense. There was also a general failure to follow the ball closely. The left side of the line was very weak, and Mifflin of the second team broke through it repeatedly for gains varying from five to twenty yards...
...play after the next kick-off Washburn broke through left tackle, and ran twenty-five yards. Fincke in tackling him injured his head so badly that he had to retire. Time was called after the next play with the ball in Brown's possession in the middle of the field...
...running signal drill. All of the first eleven men including Kendall, Ellis, Sawin and Kernan took part at one time or another. The execution of the line plays was quick and good, but on the end runs the men got in the way of each other and broke up the formations. The great fault of the team was playing too high, a failing which has marred the work during the whole week. The practice ended with some individual coaching to the centre men. The team clearly showed the effects of the Pennsylvania game and the coaches were dissatisfied with...
...second eleven and Ives punted into the first team's territory. The first then missed signals, but several short gains by Devens soon took the ball to within striking distance of the goal. The interference on these runs was ragged and of little use to the runner. Finally Putnam broke through the line and scored the touchdown. On the next kick-off Daly took the ball, and it was on this play that he injured his knee. He had to be carried from the field. The only feature of the rest of the game was a long lodging...
...most important feature of the practice game was the excellent work of Roberts, who was tried at left guard for the first time this year. He was very aggressive and, although not very effective on the offense, broke through quickly on the defense and stopped almost all of the second team's plays. Bowditch again showed his ability in stopping line plays and made several tackles for a loss. His blunder of tackling Devens before he caught a punt was censurable, however. The rest of the men on the first eleven played in poor form, but they were quick...