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...only reason Yale demands this is because it fears a repetition of the result of past years, when after Yale had defeated a strong Princeton team, it fell before the Crimson. Yale won over Princeton by a larger score than that made by the University, but this is offset by the fact that Yale was able to score only by taking advantage of Princeton's mistakes. And again, Brown scored as many points against the regular Blue team as it did against the Crimson substitutes, a comparison which again gives the University an advantage on paper...
...Colgate game by this method of attack, yet has not completed a forward pass against Brown for three years, while Harvard has been very successful against us with her passing game. The Yale line is heavier and has more power than Harvard and ought to be able to offset the quicker charge of the Crimson line. Defensively, this weight and power advantage ought to be a great asset to Yale, provided the men are not given too explicit instructions to watch some individual star on the Harvard team. Personally, I believe in a space defence where every man covers...
...Princeton ends by the large difference of 170 to 154. The Tiger eleven, however, has a slight advantage in the backfield, the figures being 170 to 167. Thus is may be considered that the advantages of the teams are about evenly divided, with the University's extra weight offset by the greater experience of the Nassau eleven. Princeton has the additional advantage of a clean slate of victories, but the University team has been improving rapidly of late. Harvard. Name. Position. Age. Weight. Height. Prep. School. G. L. Batchelder '19, end 19 185 6 Volkmann R. H. Bond '19, back...
...wonderful defense shown by the University eleven when Tufts was held for downs on the one-yard line, together with Robinson's pretty drop-kick were the redeeming features of the game. But they could not offset the weakness of the line in stopping the Tufts backs...
...account of the present rise in the price of paper, the price of the Register has had to be raised from $1 to $1.25, but this slight raise will be offset by the increased value and usefulness of the volume...