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Burr kicked out from the 20-yard line to Knox on Yale's 40-yard line and Knox ran the ball back to Harvard's 20-yard line, where he was finally tackled by Lincoln. Morse made three yards. The ball was then on Harvard's 12-yard line, and Knox failed to gain. Morse secured two yards on a line buck...
Jones made a spectacular end run but gained only three yards. The ball was taken back, however, and Yale was penalized five yards for offside play. With the ball on Harvard's 30-yard line Veeder made five yards. Knox was thrown for a five yard loss by Osborne...
Veeder's drop kick from Harvard's 35-yard line barely failed to score the goal. Burr kicked out to Biglow in the centre of the field, who ran the ball back 12 yards. Morse made four yards through centre. Knox made an onside kick on which Forbes got the ball on Harvard's 25-yard line. Morse gained three yards through centre...
Burr kicked off over the line for a touchback. Veeder-kicked out from the 20-yard line to Burr in the middle of the field, who ran it back 20 yards. Newhall made an onside kick on which Veeder downed the ball on Yale's 20-yard line. On a fake kick Roome failed to gain. t. Jones made a 22-yard run on a fake kick. Roome got the ball on a fumble and lost two yards, after which time was called for the first half. Score--Yale, 6; Harvard...
Harvard's back field was not particularly good at preventing Yale men from recovering the ball on open plays but on the offense Harvard repeatedly made gains through Yale's line. The two most interesting features of the first half of the game were a 25-yard gain by Wendell after breaking through Yale's centre and an end run by T. Jones when near Harvard's goal line...