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...team and substitutes started for West Point yesterday afternoon, taking the Fall River boat for New York. Before leaving, the men were divided into two teams and were given a half-hour of signal practice on Soldiers Field. The work was very fast and vigorous and the plays were run off accurately. Ellis did no work, but was taken with the team as his leg is well enough to permit his playing. Brayton and Putnam were also taken...
...entirely in the first team's territory, and prevented the first team from scoring more than one touchdown. The reason for this weak showing lay mainly in the constant fumbling of the backs. The team's interference for all the line plays and some of the end runs was fast and well formed, and the defensive work of the line was very good. The handling of punts, however, was very poor and was directly responsible for the second team's touchdown, as the first eleven's line did not allow the second to gain more than three yards...
...Columbia tried trick plays frequently and executed them well, but there was always a Harvard man ready to stop them, and whenever Columbia made a fumble Harvard took advantage of it and got the ball. The team play, however, was not good. The interference on end plays was not fast enough, and the Columbia ends were allowed to stop the runners before they were fairly started. The secondary defense of the backs was also very weak, as a little effective work by them would have prevented all of Columbia's gains...
...important fault is the slow starting of the backs on line plays. Brilliant individual work behind the line has resulted in large scores for Yale in every game this season, although the team work has been imperfect. The warm weather lately has been a great drawback to fast practice and it has made the team a little languid at times. This, however, seemed to disappear in the game with Bates on Wednesday in the rain, when for the first time the backs had sufficient life...
...Olcott and Brown, both men of last year's team, with Hamlin, make a powerful centre. The tackles, Stillman at right and Bloomer at left, are a strong pair. The latter, who is only a Freshman, has improved much under the direction of the coaches, and will be a fast player. Kunzig is his rival. Thus with Gould and Coy at the ends, the whole line has taken form and is now beginning to act as a unit...