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...second day in succession. The usual preliminary drill consisting mainly of work in the forward pass was held, however. Rand, Starr, Butt, Gilbert, Lockwood and Cutting were given particularly long practice in forward passing. A new formation in receiving the kick-off was tried with Burr in the fullback's position in front of the goal posts. In case Burr caught the ball he made a return punt from about the 20-yard line. If any other player caught the kick-off the ball was run back as usual...
...Brennan showed up especially well. Grant was right with the ball all the time, was down under kicks with the ends, and was always at hand to pull along the man who was carrying the ball. Brennan, who has only recently come to the front as a candidate for fullback, besides making many substantial gains through the line, showed considerable ability in running back the ball on kick-offs. The tackle positions were well cared for, Burr, Fish, and Inches all being instrumental in breaking up end plays before they were under way. Of the halfbacks, Lockwood and Gilbert made...
...leading candidate for right tackle at present. He has the physical qualifications, but will require a great deal of coaching. Rand is being given a try-out at right half. He is a fast and an able back, and with a little more weight would be valuable. At fullback, Mason will play in place of Apollonio, who is out of the game temporarily with a slight injury. For the old style, line-plunging game, Mason makes an excellent fullback, his strength, weight, and hard-fighting qualities all counting in his favor...
...number of new men were given a chance in the first team back field and several of them appear promising. Brennan, of the University baseball team, was put in at fullback, and proved a good ground gainer. He is strong, keeps his feet well and should develop into a firstrate back. Cutting substituted for Giblet at right halfback, where he played on the 1000 Freshman team. he was in every play and dicks a hole as well as any man on the squad. There seems to be plenty of men for the backfield positions but, with Wendell...
...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 and Coy, the two candidates for fullback...