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Never did general face more overwhelming difficulties. But Grant rose to the occasion. Base of supplies, or no base, he resolved to trust everything to rapidity and boldness. Grand Bluff was left far behind, and with his whole column in light marching order, living on the country, he marched straight for Jachson. Napoleon himself never planned a bolder stroke. The enemy were confounded by its swiftness and sharpness. Johnson's force was scattered; Pemberton, bewildered, tried to cut, at Grand Bluff, a line of communication which never existed. Soon he, too, was overwhelmed by the triumphant Federal advance. At Champion...
With only two minutes left to play, Brooke kicked off for Pennsylvania again to Brewer. He tried to punt, but his kick was blocked. Rice got the ball and rushed it 15 yards. Harvard was carrying the ball straight on toward Pennsylvania's goal line again when time was called...
Yale defeated Princeton on Saturday by the score of 20 to 10, before a crowd of 28,000. The game was well played and exciting throughout, and was characterized by old-fashioned, straight football, with few tricks, or mass plays. Though one man, Rosengarten of Princeton, was ruled off for slugging, the playing on the whole was clean, and free from unnecessary roughness...
...Swift, weight, 150 1bs., does not sit up straight; takes too much body reach and has a very slow shoot...
...second eleven scored twice, once on straight football and the other time on a fluke. The first eleven had no trouble in scoring when they got the ball, to be sure, but were apparently unable to prevent the second from scoring. Adams played well for the second and Dayton ran well for the first...