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...first six games, 170 points were scored as against 16 by opponents; Williams made a field goal, while Holy Cross gained a touchdown on a muffed punt, and Cornell another by straight plunging against a wholly substitute eleven. The totals to date, including the Princeton and Brown games are: Harvard, 210; opponents, 16. The eleven, by recording a greater number of points than all but one other Eastern aggregation, has thereby worked up a reputation for being a great scoring machine. The contrast with Yale is striking, the totals in her case being: Yale, 121; opponents, 19. Further statistical examination...
...Princeton game, Yale gained ground and gained substantially on straight football such as has not been seen at New Haven for years. To back this up, Yale has two good punters, one of whom is a fair drop-kicker, and in Wilson, an excellent back to receive an opponent's kicks, thus providing Yale with all the weapons necessary to play a kicking and waiting game...
...against Yale' barnyard straight football, Harvard also plays that type of offense. But Harvard has played for six years the same style and Yale by this time should be well versed in defensive play to meet Harvard's close formation. Also, Harvard, although wonderfully equipped in the backfield, will have to rely on Brickley to do most of the line plunging, and he is far interior to Wendell as a line smasher. Thus it would seem to depend on an awakening in the Harvard line to give Harvard any advantage over Yale in straight plugging football...
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...conclusively demonstrated one fact,--that the University's substitute material cannot be compared with the regular line-up. While the regulars opposed it, the Cornell aggregation was never within striking distance of the goal; but against the substitutes in the last quarter it was able to tear through on straight line plays from the 37-yard line for a touchdown. In other respects, however, the showing of the University eleven was distinctly encouraging...