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Garrett Cochran '98, Williamsport, Pa., right end, prepared at Lawrenceville School. Played fullback on 'varsity last year. Age 16, height 5 ft. 113/4 in., weight...
...taken from quarter again, Sutter being put in his place. Riggs is still on crutches. but it is positively stated that he will be playing by Thursday. Armstrong has recovered from his injuries and was in the practice yesterday. Baird is in a fair way to supplant Poe at fullback. The relegation of Bannard, Rosengarten and Fulton to the scrub training table caused quite a stir among Princeton men. This leaves but four backs at the 'varsity table-Armstrong, Pope, Baird and Ayres-and of these only the first two are at all sure of a place behind the line...
Cornell had one novel play. When the ball was to be punted, the quarterback stood about twenty feet from the line. The centre rush instead of bouncing the ball, threw it back into the quarterback's hands, and the latter either punted himself or passed the ball to the fullback. The play was quite successful, for although the Harvard forwards broke through quickly, only one or two kicks were blocked...
Fairchild, who will play fullback, is good on the interference but poor on going through the centre. His defensive work is fair...
Hallowell and Little at fullback are having a close race. Hallowell is valuable chiefly for his kicking but is not so good in going through the centre as Little. The latter is somewhat better also on the defensive. Hallowell has been playing quarter up to a few days...