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...second eleven was allowed to keep possession of the ball, and never succeeded in gaining 10 yards in three downs. In this part of the game Osborne showed up particularly well, often breaking through the second eleven's line and stopping the runner almost before he could get started. Burr's punting was excellent, but the passes were extremely poor, a circumstance, which on one occasion nearly gave the second team a touchdown. Foster, Lockwood and Wendell each made some very long runs, Foster running 45 yards for a touchdown on a forward pass, after a very few minutes...
...Hare kicked off for the second eleven to Burr, who ran the ball back from the 10 to the 40-yard line. Lockwood carried the ball outside after a 10-yard gain, and Foster punted from position to Taylor on the five-yard line, the latter being forced to carry the ball over his goal line for a safety. O'Hare punted out to Osborne, who ran in 10 yards to the 45-yard line. On the next play Starr made a forward pass to Foster on which the latter carried the ball over the line for the first touchdown...
...regular scrimmage. The team seems to have acquired a fair amount of confidence in the use of the open plays, and in consequence they work out to better advantage, as was seen in the Springfield game last Saturday. Toward the end of this work Coach Reid and Burr tried several goals from placement behind the line of scrimmage with rather poor success, the ball being blocked nearly every time. The whole squad ran a lap around the field...
...summary: HARVARD. SPRINGFIELD. Miller, Hopewell, l.e. r.e., Werner, Crispen Osborne, l.t. r.t., Briggs Burr, Gilmore, l.g. r.g., Miller, Moller Fraser, Nourse, c. c., Wright Kersburg, Warren, r.g. l.g. Marks, Cook Peirce, r.t. l.t., Kern Orr, Kennard, r.e. l.e., Bailey, Sheehan Newhall, Hall, q.b. q.b., Carrell, Fleming Foster, Lincoln, l.h.b. r.h.b., Young Lockwood, Tweed, r.h.b. l.h.b., Honhardt Wendell, Gray, f.b. f.b., Allen...
Score--Harvard, 44; Springfield, 0. Touchdowns--Wendell 3, Newhall, Lockwood, Osborne, Lincoln, Tweed. Goals from touchdown--Burr 4. Umpires--E. G. Hapgood, Brown; H. L. Dadmun, Worcester. Referee--J. Pendelton, Bowdoin. Linemen--Guild, Harvard; Lowman, Springfield. Timer--F. Wood, B. A. A. Time--20-minute halves...