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...middle of the last period. Brown had carried the ball through Harvard territory for 88 yards on 13 line plays and three successful forward passes. On the 3-yard line Sprackling made a pass to Ashbaugh, but it was intercepted by Graustein who, aided by good interference, ran the length of the field for a touchdown...
...School, winning the latter game, 6 to 0, on two drop-kicks by Lewis. T. Frothingham, H. C. Lewis, O'Flaherty, Perkins, Potter, P. D. Smith, and Wigglesworth were absent from the squad. None of these, however, is expected to be out of the game for any length of time...
...rule that the pass might cross the line of scrimmage at any point was adopted to simplify the conditions attending the pass, and encourage plays of this nature. The limitation of the length of the pass to 20 yards was established to prevent long forward passes at the expense of kicking, especially as the penalty for an "incomplete" forward pass is lessened; and, except on the line of scrimmage and by the recovery of the ball by an opponent, the receiver of the pass is unhindered in his path to the ball...
...Monday, May 30, the eight was defeated by Cornell on the Charles by one length and a quarter. Although the crew rowed in beautiful form in this race, the contest was lost solely by poor judgment...
...finish opposite Red Top. The second four left the mark rowing a higher stroke than the University four, thus gaining a substantial lead at the start. At the mile mark, which was reached in 5 minutes, 54 3-4 seconds, the second four led by one-quarter of a length. At this point in the race the University four was retarded by the waves of a passing tug. For the last half-mile the crews interchanged positions many times, the University four finally winning by one-half a length. Taking into account the slightly unfavorable conditions, the time...