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Robinson, left guard, gets a good charge, but seems to lack ability to change direction quickly. He often gets straightened up, and does not give his centre enough support. Rainsford, left guard, seems unable to move in any direction but straight ahead, and fails to back up the rest of his line with his weight...
...blunder of tackling Devens before he caught a punt was censurable, however. The rest of the men on the first eleven played in poor form, but they were quick and played with dash. In the game of ten-minute halves the substitutes scored three touchdowns, two of them on straight consecutive gains and one on a brilliant seventy yard run by Fincke...
...losing it once for holding and once on downs finally scored only two minutes before the end of the half. The second half was well contested for a time, but West Point weakened and allowed Yale to score twice, once on an end run by Chadwick, and once on straight line-plunging...
...practice before the Carlisle game they worked hard at the defense, but the results were not satisfactory. The men were slow and careless, and the entire line was upset in the Carlisle game by a few simple tricks. Besides this, the Indians were able to gain fairly consistently on straight plays, especially around the ends. Since then, however, the ends have improved considerably, and it is probable that they are now as strong as last year. During the past week, the work of the line men has been devoted to defensive work against the guards back formation; and although...
...whom are efficient in punting, drop-kicking and place-kicking. The condition of the men throughout the season has been unusually good, and the playing time in all of the early games has been longer than in those of Harvard; Princeton or Yale. Her scoring has been entirely by straight football...