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...long one by Mahan, which Freedley muffed badly, Hardwick being the only man near the ball when he recovered it. Thereafter, the contest was largely one of kicking with the ball never long in either eleven's possession. Brickley barely missed two tries at goal, one from placement following a fair catch on the 45-yard line, and the other a drop from the 35-yard line. Team B likewise had two fairly easy chances, both of which also failed by a comfortable margin...
...scoring was done in the third quarter but Hill had a little the advantage, twice rushing the ball 40 yards without being stopped. The fourth quarter opened with an attempted goal from placement by Yates, which failed. After the Freshmen had returned the ball to midfield, Wilcox broke loose for a 50-yard end run which resulted in a touchdown. Sweetser again failed to kick the goal. Hill, however, came back hard, and after taking the ball to Harvard's 15-yard line, scored on another forward pass, Yates to Moseley...
...Philadelphia Saturday by the score of 6 to 0. Both teams displayed a stubborn defensive power which the unvaried line-plunging tactics of the opposing eleven could not penetrate. The winning points were scored in the last five minutes of play as the result of two goals from placement by Brown, each goal being the indirect result of a West Point fumble...
...analysis of the individual scores made by members of the Harvard and Yale football squads this season shows that C. E. Brickley '15 leads with eight touchdowns, nine drop-kicks, two goals from placement, and one goal from touchdown, a total of 82 points, or ever one half the total points which have been scored for Harvard this year Flynn of Yale is second with four touchdowns, one goal from placement and one goal from touchdown, a total of 28 points. Hardwick of Harvard is third with 26 points...
...direct result of constant fumbling on the part of the Yale backs in the first two periods Brown was able to approach close enough to its opponents goal for four attempts at a score from placement. Crowther at quarterback again proved the life of the Brown team as in the game against Harvard, being not only the mainspring of the offence, but a sure tackler in the backfield...