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...hard scrimmage on the field. The play was impeded by the thick mist and wet turf, but before it was stopped at 5 o'clock by utter darkness, every man was sent in to take part. No scoring was made, for the University team could not make consistent progress through the seconds' line, this being the only safe method of attack on the slippery field. The lack of concerted action on the part of the linemen was very noticeable, but this can be excused largely by the conditions under which they were playing...
...indications presented in yesterday's practice can form a fair basis for assumption, the present period of development in the University eleven is a critical one. At no time has the main difficulty which the coaches have encountered stood out more clearly in the path of the team's progress; the squad seems discouragingly slow to learn. The great inexperience of the men in comparison to other years is probably the main reason for this, but it is certain that the training given cannot possibly be as complete as that which last year's eleven received, for the apparent slowness...
...game with Amherst. In the first half of her game with Lehigh, Yale was outrushed by her opponents, and the latter got into position for a field goal which Cahall put over without difficulty. The end runs and forwards were the main factors in Lehigh's progress down the field. In the third quarter Yale strengthened her attack and marched directly to the opponent's goal line. At the five-yard mark Legore went in for the first time this season and carried the ball over for the only touchdown. Another goal by Lehigh made the final score...
Johns Hopkins' "Haughtonized" football team has shown remarkable progress this year. Previous to this year when C. E. Brickley '15 undertook the coaching of the team the recent seasons have been disastrous. Not a single victory was registered in 1913, and last year the season was broken up by the fatal injury of Layfield. An example of this year's prowess is the defeat last Saturday of Mount St. Mary's, who formerly held and often defeated Johns Hopkins, by the score...
...management of the Union has arranged to have half-inning reports of the World's Series games announced in the Living Room during the progress of the contests...