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...motion. Team A would go in and carry the ball for a while,then B, then C, and finally A would start in again. Since there were no linesmen and since downs were not counted, there was no score for the day's work, but the first string players showed much improvement over their appearance Tuesday. The various backfield combinations went through their foes more smoothly and apperared to be working exceptionally well with the line...
Just before the close of the scrimmage, the first string men had the ball on the 50 yard line, and with Maher, Cordingley, and Robb in the backfield, they forced their way down the field to within one and a half yards of the scrub's goal, where the ball was lost on downs. It was at this point that the scrubs threw their opponents for a five yard loss, after conceding another down to the University in order to see if they could score...
Because of the small amount of scrimmaging and the fact that the scrubs carried the ball almost continually, yesterday afternoon's practice of the University squad proved rather dull to the spectators on the sidelines in the Stadium. Breaking up the forward pass attempts of the second string squad consumed most of the time of Coach Fisher...
...past two weeks' practice has brought out several facts in regard to the outlook for the season. Coach fisher has already one of the most powerful first-string lines seen at Harvard in several years and the chances look good for the discovery of a first-string backfield combination which can approximate the line in excellence, yet there the happy outlook ends abruptly, Substitutes, will grounded in ability and experience, are painfully lacking. Either they must be developed or the first-string line-up must be brought through to the end of the season intact. And the latter task requires...
...Yale first university football team scored tow field goals in the first scrimmage of the season with the second team. The first string eleven lined up with Richeson, O'Hean, Bench, and Mallory in the backfield...