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...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...
Captain Higgins of Maine won the toss and chose the south goal. Burr kicked off to Miner on the 15-yard line, but Harvard was offside and the ball was called back. Burr then kicked to Cobb, who ran the ball back to the 27-yard line. Bearse gained three yards through right guard, and Cobb followed with seven around left end, but Maine was penalized 15 yards for holding. Higgins gained one yard through right tackle and then punted to Lockwood who fumbled on Harvard's 40-yard line, Maine recovering the ball. Cobb gained eight yards through left...
There are three important changes in the line-up, since the Bowdoin game last Wednesday. Burr will play left tackle, where he played in the scrimmage on Thursday, Parker will play left guard and Grant will be tried out at center. Apollonio or Butt will play fullback...
...line-ups will be as follows: HARVARD. U. OF MAINE. Kennard, l.e. r.e., Metcalf Burr, l.t. r.t., White Parker, l.g. l.g., Black Grant, c. c., Mason W. Peirce, r.g. l.g., Wright Hoar, r.t. l.t., Ham Macdonald, r.e. l.e., Cavanaugh Starr, q.b. q.b., Miner Lockwood, l.h.b. r.h.b., Cobb Gilbert, r.h.b. l.h.b., Higgins Apollonio or Butt, f.b. f.b., Bearse...
...charging drill under Coach Cutts and of catching punts by Graydon, Gregory, Newhall, Rand and Starr. The ends, Bird, Blumer Forster, Houston, Kennard and Macdonald, were given their first day's practice in tackling the dummy under Coach Leary's instruction. Kennard and Macdonald made some excelleent dive tackles. Burr kicked several goals from placement from the 35-yard line. Newhall and Parker also practiced kicking, Newhall making some excelleent drop goals from the 25-yard line...