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...opponents' attack. Time and again the Brown backfield, headed by Murphy, slipped through holes for consistent gains. Yale used a substitute backfield throughout the game, and the men played well. Ainsworth, Scovil, Easton, and Guernsey ripped the Brown line to pieces and three times marched down the entire length of the field in short steady gains. A new formation involving a triple pass was successfully employed several times for gains of considerable length by the major eleven, but costly fumbles immediately following deprived the team of any advantage gained. The fumbling of both elevens was conspicuously noticeable throughout the contest...
Among the subjects which he touched upon yesterday were the question of the length of the presidential term, the president's veto power, the executive functions of the president's office and the constitutional power of the president to convene and adjourn Congress...
...scrimmage between the University team and the second eleven was fast and fierce. No touchdowns were made by either eleven, inasmuch as neither team was permitted to remain on the attack for any length of time. The work of the first string men showed improvement, increased power and a noticeable smoothness being apparent. A feature of the scrimmage was the drop-kicking of Mahan. Six times he tried to score on field goals, and but one attempt was a failure...
...Physical Colloquium on "The Relation between the Wave-Length and the Absorption of X-Rays" by Professor Duane in Jefferson Physical Laboratory...
...maintained the lead during the early part of the race despite the efforts of Gore and Smith. As the boats approached the finish line the race developed into a struggle between Standish and Gore, but Standish had the stronger finish and crossed the line a winner by half a length, Gore leading the Smith boat by a length and a half...