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Harvard's strongest point was behind the line. Here Redpath, Knox and Manning did about all that could be expected of them. Each during the game made good runs of 30 to 40 yards. Captain Scott at quarterback seemed at times to lose interest in the work and allowed the play to drag. Woods and Bull, the ends tackled finely and were good in breaking up interference. Very few of Columbia's gains were made around the ends. Tackle was the weakest part of the line. partly owing to the fact that the tackles were called back so frequently...
...first half was only twenty minutes long, and Harvard failed to make any score. The playing of the team, as a whole, was loose and weak, but Doucette at centre and Beale at quarterback did very good individual work, and kept their positions during the entire game. Manahan was tried at right guard without much success, and Foster at right end proved too light for his position. Gonterman at fullback made a few good rushes, but failed to follow his interference except on round the end plays...
Freshman Football.The first and second elevens played a regular game yesterday afternoon. The first eleven played as follows: Newell and Wadsworth, ends; Fuller and Seaver, tackles; Hoague and Woodward, guards; Hennen, centre; Knox, Redpath and Brown, halfbacks; Flint, quarterback; and Manning, fullback...
...will line up against each other are said to be very evenly matched. Princeton's line is probably a good deal stronger on the defense than Pennsylvania's. Back of the line the advantage seems to be with the red and blue. Williams, U. of P.'s quarterback, is a better tackler, a better interferer, and handles the ball more cleanly than Poe of Princeton. The halfbacks are of almost equal strength, but Pennsylvania expects Brooke, her fullback, to do wonders for the team by his punting...
...make-up of the eleven against Pennsylvania will be: Ends, Trenchard and Smith: tackles, Holly and Lea; guards, Taylor and Wheeler; centre, Biggs; quarterback, Poe; halfbacks, Morse and Ward; fullback, Cochran...