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...keenest regret. To have given three years of splendid service to Harvard with a fourth well under way as a captain in every sense of the word and then to be deprived of the very thing most desired is a bitter disappointment. No man has deserved more than Captain Burr the pleasure and thrill of leading a team to victory. His has been the spirit of that team from the very first game to the last. It was wise, however, not to let him play as his shoulder was in such condition that he ran great risks of being permanently...
...coaches this year has been the selection of men for the backfield. Of the backs, Corbett, Kennard, Smith and Ver Wiebe never played behind the line before, and Cutler, at quarterback, is new to his position. The present set, Corbett, White and Ver Wiebe, or Kennard in case Burr does not play, is strong and fast. White and Ver Wiebe play hard, aggressive games and are both good line plungers. Corbett and Leslie, who alternate at left halfback, have proved the best ground gainers, and their running through a broken field is particularly good. Kennard's kicking ability makes...
...short time went back to the line. Cutler is an example of what can be accomplished by careful coaching and consistent work. He has improved with every game, become a safer man in the backfield, and has been depended upon for the greater part of the punting since Burr was injured. Last Saturday he ran his team well, got his plays off with speed and smoothness and used good judgment. His work with the forward pass was excellent. Cutler had never played quarterback until this year, and for the last two years has played practically no football...
Francis Hardon Burr '09, captain and left guard, prepared at Noble's School and at Andover Academy. He has played on the University team three years, the first two at guard, but last year at tackle. He is 22 years old, 6 feet 2 inches tall, and weighs 194 pounds...
HARVARD. YALE. BROWNE, left end right end, BURCH MACKAY, left tackle right tackle, BRIDES BURR, DUNLAP, left guard right guard, GOEBEL NOURSE, centre centre, BIDDLE HOAR, right guard left guard, ANDRUS FISH, right tackle left tackle, HOBBS CROWLEY, right end left end, LOGAN CUTLER, quarterback quarterback, COREY CORBETT, left halfback right halfback, WHEATON WHITE, right halfback left halfback, PHILBIN VER WIEBE, KENNARD, fullback fullback...