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...second set, each man won his own service until the sixth game was reached. Here Sweetser obtained a lead of two games by passing Fraser-Campbell, who was running in on his serves. The seventh game went to Fraser-Campbell, who made some excellent placement shots from the net. Sweetser ran out the set with the next two games, landing several excellent drives close to the side lines...
...sides resorted to the kicking game, Yale gaining slightly on the interchange of punts. In the third period Browne made a 32-yard run through tackle which brought the ball within Yale's 40-yard line. The next play failed to gain, but Dean scored on a goal from placement. Yale's only score came toward the end of the fourth period. Kilpatrick recovered a kick and ran to West Point's 18-yard line. From there, Daly kicked a difficult field-goal. West Point followed the ball well, and secured it four times on Yale's fumbles...
...second University football team was defeated in its first game yesterday afternoon by Phillips Andover Academy, by the score of 9 to 0. Early in the first period Captain Rogers of Andover kicked a goal from placement after a fair catch on Harvard's 40-yard line. Later Rogers secured the ball from Marsh on a blocked kick and ran 46 yards for a touchdown, from which he also kicked the goal. This ended the scoring, but Andover continued to outplay the second team, tearing up the Harvard line and using many short but successful forward passes. The Harvard line...
...second secret practice of the year, the University football team held a 35 minute scrimmage with the second team yesterday afternoon and defeated them, 13 to 0, scoring two touchdowns and a goal from placement. The first touchdown was the result of a recovered on-side kick by the University team on the second's 10-yard line. In three plays the touchdown was scored, T. Frothingham carrying the ball through the right side of the line-each time. The backfield was then changed, Potter playing quarterback and Pierce, Morrison and Tryon replacing the backs. After several plays, a forward...
...yard line and after one play the penalty for an incompleted forward pass put the ball on the one-yard line. Minot stood behind his own goal line and punted to Murphy who made a fair catch on Harvard's 36-yard line. Hobbs tried a goal from placement which was low. The ball bounded along back of the goal line until it hit one of the spectators who threw it to Field Judge Hall. Since the ball had hit an official, Hobbs was allowed another try at goal which also failed...