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Individually many of Harvard's men played a superb game. Burr's punting was superior to that of Veeder, and several times he showed remarkable nerve in getting off kicks when the passes had been poor and Yale men were about to block him. Osborne at tackle was the most conspicuous man in the two lines, often breaking through to block plays, tackling hard, and following the ball exceptionally well. Macdonald was not always alert, and at times he was blocked out of plays that he should have stopped. Starr several times overran his man and in general...
...yard line. Here Newhall tried a drop kick, but Biglow broke through the line and after blocking the ball downed it on Yale's 44-yard line. Several exchanges of punts followed on one of which Veeder sent the ball over Harvard's goal line for a touchback. On Burr's kick-out Knox made the the most spectacular play of the game, running the ball back, aided by excellent interference, from his 45-yard line to the University team's 22-yard line--this run of 43 yards being the longest in the game. From this point Yale rushed...
...Although Burr's punts carried farther than Veeder's, Yale had the advantage in kicking because they ran the ball back better, partly due to the weakness of the University team's ends and partly to their own ability. In the first half Yale had the advantage of the wind in kicking, while this same fact partly accounts for Burr's excellent work in the second half when the conditions were reversed. Harvard gained more ground than Yale in the first half by 10 yards, even including the 18 yards covered by Veeder's forward pass which made...
Francis Hardon Burr '09, left guard, prepared for College at Noble and Greenough School, where he played left guard for one year, and at Andover. Last year he played left guard on the University eleven. He is 20 years old, 6 feet 1-2 inch tall, and weighs 190 1-2 pounds...
HARVARD. YALE. MACDONALD, left end right end, ALCOTT OSBORNE, left tackle right tackle, BIGLOW BURR, left guard right guard, ERWIN PARKER, centre centre, HOCKENBERGER KERSBURG, right guard left guard, BRIDES PEIRCE, right tackle left tackle, PAIGE STARR, right end left end, FORBES NEWHALL, quarterback quarterback, JONES FOSTER, left halfback right halfback, BOMAR, LINN LINCOLN, right halfback left halfback, VEEDER, ROOME WENDELL, fullback fullback, MORSE...