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...last practice of the present season this afternoon, the eleven rehearsing signals for a half hour on the old field, and then adjourning to the Bowl where the backs received special coaching in kicking from Dr. Bull. Le Gore did exceptionally well in both punting and drop-kicking. The turf on the gridiron in the Bowl was still soft...
...touchdown was scored against the seconds, and the Freshmen, meeting the University for the first time this season, were defeated by a margin of one dropkick and one touchdown. The impossibility of gaining a firm footing on the soggy turf was undoubtedly the cause of the small amount of scoring. More over, the practice was not held in the Stadium, and the University team could not use any of its new plays, thereby lessening considerably the efficiency of the attack...
...Carlisle last week 27 to 6. Princeton, on the other hand, although defeating Dartmouth by a large score, lost to Harvard 16 to 6. The advantage today will undoubtedly depend considerably on the condition of the field, a wet field aiding the heavy Yale team, while a firm dry turf will permit the fast Princeton backfield to play to the best advantage...
...Coach Haughton started the work with a blackboard talk in the Locker Building, immediately after which the men were given about ten minutes' work on the dummies. When the second squad appeared on the field, the University men left the tackling practice and went into the Stadium, where the turf is in wonderful condition for football, being just soft enough to given a good footing and not in the least damp or slippery. Here the work was chiefly in running down under and catching punts. Felton, Milholland, Bradlee, and Bradley did the kicking and all got off kicks averaging...
...Garcelon, Graduate Treasurer of Athletics, has been investigating the possibilities of hockey rinks on the marsh land on Soldiers Field. It has been found that the rinks within the Stadium seriously affect the turf of the football field. If the proposed scheme is found practicable, rinks on the marshes will probably be constructed in the fall...