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...punts. The Yale backfield is undoubtedly one of the best in the country. The men are all fast and powerful runners, hit the line with terrific force, and, when once started are hard to stop. Coy is a remarkable kicker, as he can punt, drop-kick and kick from placement equally well...
...Yale and Princeton freshmen played a tie game at New Haven on Saturday in which neither side was able to score. Philbin did the punting and practically all of Yale's ground gaining. Pendleton attempted two goals from placement from the 35-yard line, neither of which were successful. Wight and Pendleton played well for Princeton, and Baker, Walker, and Philbin for Yale...
...Seniors' 35-yard line. From this point 1911 rushed the ball to the 20-yard line, where an unsuccessful forward pass gave the ball to the Seniors. Later Floyd punted to the Sophomores' 40-yard line, where Remick made a fair catch. Jones's attempt at a goal from placement fell short. At the end of the half the ball was in the Sophomores' possession on their own 20-yard line...
...yard line, where Carlisle braced and got the ball on downs. Thorpe's punt went over Cutler's head, and was recovered by Leslie on Harvard's 14-yard line. A fake Kick lost ground, and an onside kick went to Thorpe on the 18-yard line. His placement kick was blocked, but he recovered the ball twelve yards back, and Hendricks ran to Harvard's 6-yard line. Here the Harvard line held, and Carlisle lost the ball on downs. Nine plays netted fifteen yards. Cutting, who was now substituted for Browne, got free on a delayed pass...
...been more proficient in kicking goals from touchdowns. Brown scored the first touchdown early in the game by a forward pass to Dennie, left end, after Coy had fumbled a punt. The try for goal failed. Towards the end of the first half, Coy kicked a goal from placement from the 22-yard line, making the score 5 to 4. In the second half, a quarterback run and a forward pass gave Yale its only touchdown. Hobbs kicked the goal. Soon after, Dennie intercepted a Yale pass and scored for Brown. A poor kickout prevented a goal. At the very...