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Bliss caught the ball on Yale's 35-yard line. On the first down he made four yards between Waters and Emmons. McCormick made two more in the hole prepared by Morison and Sanford. Then Bliss and McClung tried the old criss-cross trick. Hallowell and Newell broke through and spoiled it, downing the Yale captain with a loss. No gain and Bliss punted out of bounds. Trafford got the ball, Hallowell touched it in bounds and gained two yards. The Harvard forwards did no effective interfering and again Trafford punted to Bliss. He attempted to run but Newell downed...
...After Harvard had scored several times, the Springfield men rushed the ball down the field to Harvard's ten yard line. For two downs they were unable to gain. On the third they made a pretense of using the wedge; but instead scattered Harvard's forces by a pretty trick and scored...
Andover now had the ball, and began aggressive play with a very excellent V which advanced the ball 18 yards. The academy boys followed this with two ineffectual efforts to break Harvard's centre; they then resorted to the criss cross trick and Woodruff escaped everybody out. Fearing, who brought him down with one of his octopus tackles. Andover could gain no more, and the ball soon went to Harvard. It was forced steadily towards Philips' goal and finally Fearing scored the second touch down around the left end; goal. Score 12-0. The story of the rest...
...largely to the retirement of Shea, Emmons and Mason that Harvard's poor showing was due. In the last part of the game both ends were very weak, and Williams gained around them by the old criss-cross trick. The centre men played a poor defensive game, and especially during the early part of the game, the visitors had no trouble in forcing their way through. Harvard's tackles played a good, steady game; they were the only men in the rush line whose worked seemed thoroughly effective all through the game. The backs all did well. Gage is improving...
Lewis got 4 yards by two rushes and McCormick and Bliss made a handsome loss of 10 yards by the crises cross trick. Noyes made a big punt from the 10 yard line-to Corbett...