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...HAVEN, CONN.; Oct. 7, 1907.--The Yale football team was put through a hard drill this afternoon preliminary to a long scrimmage with the college team. There was not the snap in the work that has characterized the practice this fall and the fumbling was the worst of the season. There were few attempts to negotiate forward passes as the men followed them so poorly that they rarely regained the ball. The one redeeming feature of the afternoon was Coy's punting, his kicks averaging well over fifty yards. At present, there is title to choose between While...
...HAVEN, CONN., Oct. 2, 1907.--In a game with frequent end runs, forward passes, punts, and open plays, the university team defeated Wesleyan by a score of 25 to 0. Good team work on the part of Yale was marred by frequent fumbling. In the first half Yale made two touchdowns and two goals, while Wesleyan came within 25 yards of the goal-line but lost the ball on a blocked forward pass...
...HAVEN, CONN., Oct. 1, 1907.--The last practice for the Yale football team before the Wesleyan game ended today in a 15-minute scrimmage, in which the university team won, 6 to 0. The forward pass and onside kick proved to be the poorest ground-gainers, the university eleven relying chiefly on straight football for most of the gains. Coy and Jones made 25 and 40-yard runs from the backfield, after receiving kicks. Brides was again in the line...
...HAVEN, CONN., September 26, 1907.--The second scrimmage of the year for the Yale football squad took place this afternoon in a keenly contested battle between the first and second teams. Wheaton for the university team made a successful attempt at a drop kick, thereby scoring the only goal. Corey excelled in punting, his kicks averaging from 45 to 50 yards. Previous to the scrimmage Coach Knox and his assistants put the whole squad through a severe drill, and ran three of the teams through a lively fifteen-minutes signal practice...
Charles Ferdinand Mills '09S., of Savannah, Ga., seven, prepared for college at Taft School, Watertown, Conn. Age, 19 years, 4 months, height, 6 feet, weight, 163 pounds...