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...University minor sport teams divided honors with their Princeton rivals on Saturday morning, the poloists taking the only Crimson victory of the weekend, while the soccer eleven lost its third consecutive league game. The horsemen galloped to an easy 8 to 1 triumph over the Tiger forces on Devereaux field, while at the same time, on another Princeton field, the Crimson hooters were going down to a 4 to 1 defeat before the strong attack of the Orange and Black forward line...
...soggy field kept the Harvard riders down to eight tallies, after they had completely punctured the Tiger defense, which was made weak with the loss of Captain Clothier. R. A. Pinkerton '26, though playing at back, scored most of the tallies for the University four, and was the individual star of the game. Alexander Shaw '28 played a splendid offensive game at number two, scoring three goals, and R. P. Gibb '29, sharing number one with J. H. Remick '29, showed marked improvement. Erdman scored the only goal for Princeton...
Macomber will have his hands full with Captain McMillan of Princeton, who has been one of the bulwarks of the Tiger line for the last two years. If need arises McMillan may be shifted to guard, in which case Bartell will be in the snapper back position...
Harvard has no back who can compare with Slagle, brilliant Tiger carrier who led the Nassau attack in the Stadium last year. Crosby, scrappy Crimson Sophomore, is the nearest approach to Slagle in the Crimson backfield: each is a shifty runner and each weighs 158 pounds. Slagle, however, is a fine forward, passer, and Captain Cheek is met by a worthy rival in this feature of the game...
...dawns upon a lonely Yard. For John has gone a-calling. Where tall and Gothic towers rise collegiate toward the skies John will be found in sportive frolic with a funny old striped beast. Both John and the Tiger are fond of the game. Sometimes one has shown himself more apt, sometimes the other. But quite aside from the zest of battle, the pleasure of the meeting has perpetuated the annual interchange of courtesies through all these years. And so of course the day dawns upon a lonely Yard. For John has gone a-calling...