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...afternoon by a score of 36 to 8. Both teams played the fastest game seen in the Gymnasium this year, but Harvard won by better team play and stronger defense. In all departments of the game the University team should the good effects of the week's practice. The trick formation from the toss-up worked well, and of the easy opportunities to score thus offered the University players took advantage. In passing and dribbling the work was fast and sure, while the defense was unusually strong. The tendency to slacken play towards the end, however, was still evident...
...general aggressiveness and all around play. In the game with Boston College on Monday the play was fast and accurate throughout the first half, but in the second half both teams committed many fouls by holding, and the play was listless. On Tuesday a long practice was held in trick formations from the toss-up, which were worked successfully against the second team. In this game, however, the University team had the same tendency to slacken play after gaining a decided lead. The practice of the two following nights was fast throughout and decidedly encouraging. In passing and shooting...
Since the game with Cornell on Thursday the work of the University team has been characterized by the same general improvement evident in that game. The play is more aggressive, the passing and play shooting more accurate, and the dribbling is surer. Several trick plays have been developed, which work very successfully in practice. Despite this great improvement in offensive work, the defense is still the strongest department. Burnham and Griffiths break away well, and when the ball is lost they are quick to cover...
...ahead of Pennsylvania in the intercollegiate league last year, it is probable that the game will be no harder than that last Saturday, for Cornell has not played any games this year, and will be handicapped by lack of practice as well as by unfamiliarity with the floor. Several trick formations have been developed by Cornell...
...encouraging so far this year. In the scrimmage the first eleven gained long distances at almost every rush, and scored twice against the scrub. When the second eleven took the ball, no consistent gains could be made against the first, who held the scrub again and again for downs. Trick plays, with special reference to the Yale game, were tried against the first, who stopped them in almost every case successfully...