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...bucks, and backward passes. Carlisle seldom rushed the ball, but instead depended upon Mount Pleasant's excellent punting to keep the ball away from their goal line. The University team rushed a great deal in the first half, but after securing a touchdown in the second half resorted to Burr's slight advantage in punting, and returned nearly every kick...
...fill his position, for on Saturday he demonstrated his ability to handle the ball, get down the field in time, tackle with sureness, and what is perhaps more important, use his head in breaking up the play of a fast eleven. Both sets of linemen played exceptionally well, but Burr and Kersburg showed a great improvement, and Parker, Osborne, and Peirce held their positions very satisfactorily. Parker's passing was good and his weight and strength were of great advantage in the line. Fraser, who replaced him at centre in the second half, played a hard game. Wendell and Lincoln...
...ends were given a chance to run down under punts in order to develop their speed, Coach Reid doing the kicking. The West Point game and the Brown game both showed that the University team needed faster men on the ends in order to take advantage of Burr's long punts...
...University eleven yesterday for the first time since the injury to his shoulder over a week ago. Foster, who has completely recovered from his slightly sprained ankle was also in the line-up at left half-back, and Lincoln will be in condition to play very soon. Burr, Kennard, Newhall and Osborne were not on the field yesterday, being given a day's rest. Orr, who recently injured his foot, will not be back in the game for a week or more...
...teams lined up for scrimmage as follows: FIRST ELEVEN. SECOND ELEVEN. Kennard, Bird, l.e. r.e., Appleton, Macdonald Osborne, Hoar, l.t. r.t., Philippbar Burr, Gilmore, l.g. r.g., Irving, Brock Fraser, Nourse, c. c., Dore Warren, r.g. l.g., Plumb Peirce, r.t. l.t., Blanchard Starr, r.e. r.e., Moore Hall, q.b. q.b., Adams Rand, l.h. r.h., Greenebaum White, r.h. l.h., Gilder, Gray Wendell, Mason, f.b. f.b., Somes...