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...Harvard rush-line proved able to stop the play; for it went through by the tackles just about as frequently as between the guards and centre. With startling frequency, also, one of Stagg's half-backs burst through the whole line of Harvard forwards. If he had been a quick dodger he might have made the touch down more than once...
Play began sharp and quick Thatcher with the ball for '93. He made but 3 yards and on the 2nd down Parker got the ball and made a beautiful run round the end for 20 when Cabot stopped him. '93 now forced the ball steadily down to within ten yards of the line when they lost the ball on 4 downs. It looked as if luck was with them, however, for a moment later the ball came back wildly and Winslow broke through and got it. The ball was decided to have been put regularly in play and '93 took...
Right end, Adams. He is well built but very short and light for an end in a big game. He is quick and a plucky tackler with a good deal of life...
...last Thursday, Burgess has been coaching the '93 men, and the effect of his advice was evident in the play of the entire team. Their play was full of snap and life; the centre men broke through well, the tackles would not be blocked off, and the backs were quick in getting away and fumbled very little. All these improvements can be traced directly to the coaching of Burgess...
...single wherry scratch races of the Harvard Rowing Club were rowed yesterday afternoon on a quarter mile course from the Weld Boat House. A strong wind was blowing down stream and the tide was going out so that the races were rowed in very quick time. There were two preliminary heats of three men each. The first heat was started from the bridge at about 4.15 o'clock, the second following in about fifteen minutes. Both heats were well contested; the cold wind seemed to nerve the men up to their best work...