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...work of Carr at point was perhaps the most encouraging feature of the practice, while Clothier and Kernan showed dash and spirit that compared favorably with the general listlessness. Litchfield at goal, although not severely put to the test, was very nervous, and uncertain in his blocking...
...work was the defensive play of the forwards who followed back far better than in any previous game, and made it nearly impossible for the opposing forwards to get started. In this department, Foster was a little over anxious to keep up with the scrimmage. No real test was given the defense, but whenever the backs were called upon, their blocking seemed crude and easily passed. The tendency to play out too far was again in evidence, especially in the case of Clothier, who several times left his territory unprotected, when there was no forward at hand to cover...
Although the score might indicate great strength in the Harvard team, its playing was by no means brilliant. Princeton's unusually weak and inaccurate shooting lost many chances for goals and did not test Harvard's defense. On the other hand Harvard's forwards played with great speed and endurance, and at times showed excellent passing and rushing through broken fields. When near the Princeton goal, however, the men were over anxious and lost good chances to score; and when on the defensive there was entirely too much carelessness for safety...
Forum--"Musical Review," by Henry T. Finck '76; "Review of Sculpture," by Russell Sturgis '78; "Educational Research: A Test in Arithmetic," by J. M. Rice...
...never beaten Yale in two successive years and Harvard has seldom beaten Yale at New Haven, so the team which plays today has before it the prospect of a most significant victory. This object has been the key note of a season of hard, steady work, and today the test of the work will be made. A slow development has been sought after by the coaches and the result is that the team will begin the game at the highest possible point of physical and mental strength. The spirit of fight and determination which characterizes the team is summed...