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While Princeton ran up another large score in the game against Virginia, winning, 31 to 0, the size of the score can hardly be taken as a criterion for comparing her future strength with that of the other big teams. Although the individual brilliancy of her light speedy back-field managed to successfully over-whelm the southern team, the Princeton line was never subjected to a severe defensive strain, and consequently the problem as to whether the men in the line will be able to withstand the attack of one of the heavier teams or will be able to give...
...case the offense has been balanced, if not over-balanced. With four chances to gain 10 yards and with the privilege to throw the forward pass any distance (thus compelling the defending side to maintain a secondary defence well back of the line of scrimmage) it will require a strong set of forwards to hold even a mediocre back-field for downs. In other words, where the teams are equally matched, possession of the ball will be everything. Very few games, even those between teams of the same strength, should result in no score for either side...
...clock, after a good trip. The whole squad, with the exception of T. Frothingham, is here and in excellent shape. Wendell will probably start in Frothingham's place, as the latter has a slight attack of jaundice. Corbett and Leslie are expected to make up the rest of the back-field. Frothingham arrives tomorrow; also coaches Learn and Withington, who will join the squad at Yale Field...
...yard line. High made 6 yards on the first play but on the next was thrown by L. D. Smith for a loss. Sprackling then kicked to Potter and Corbett returned the ball on the second play. After this, the ball went back and forth frequently on an exchange of punts, neither back-field being able to gain through the opposing line...
...second down. It was the excellence of Creede's kicking that prevented Harvard from approaching nearer the Amherst goal-line. Harvard was penalized 15 yards for holding on the next play and kicked to Amherst's 24-yard line. Two plays resulted in no gain for the Amherst back-field. Corbett received the punt on the 50-yard line and dodged through a broken field for a total of 20 yards. Here the Amherst line braced and took the ball on downs on its 22-yard line. The game ended at this point...