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Coach Fisher them gave the Crimson the ball on its 25-yard line. Three attempts to break through the scrubs proved futile, and Hammond was forced to punt. Cheek, Gehrke, Miller and Hammond were not working well as a backfield combination yesterday. Similarly when the seconds tried to gain on line plays they were unsuccessful, and they kicked back to the University's 32-yard line...
...Hammond was stopped before it got under way, but Miller again saved the day when he made another 18-yard gain on a criss-cross play. The ball was now on the second's 32-yard line. On the next play a short, wide forward from Hammond to Cheek completely fooled the scrubs and enabled Cheek to score on a long run, Miller made the point after touchdown on a dropkick...
...Pink of cheek, blue of eye, modest of demeanor, he stood upon the 10th green of the Merion Cricket Club's West course at Ardmore, Pa., and received the cheers of 5,000 or more galleryites, the handshake of George Von Elm, youthful Los Angelist, whom he had defeated 10 and 8* in a ruthless final...
...CHEEK Quarterback...
...backfield proposition is quite different. Spalding is well known as an expert signal caller, who can be counted on to keep his head in any situation. Cheek, though not known as a quarterback, has achieved considerable fame as a ball-carrier. It is almost impossible to say which of these two will direct the team at the opening of today's contest. A guess, based largely on Coach Fisher's usual tendencies, favors Spalding. The other, whichever he be, will undoubtedly be tried before the end of the game...