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Arthur H. Brewer '96, of Boston, right end, also entered from Hopkinson's School, where he had played end. He made his freshman eleven, and was tried in the Pennsylvania game last year. This is his first full year on the 'varsity, but he has done remarkable work. Age 19, height 5 ft. 11 in., weight...
...defensive play, the Harvard centre has been weaker than Yale's, while the ends were far stronger. In fact, Yale's greatest weakness will be at one end or the other. If the Harvard interference is worked rightly either Brewer or Wrightington can hardly fail to gain ground...
...would be foolnish to claim A. Brewer to be the superior of Captain Hinkey. Hinkey and Brewer are both shrewd players, both follow the ball to perfection. Hinkey is the quicker man to "size" up a play, and is better at breaking up interference, but he is not playing up to form...
...Brewer and Wrightington will not quite offset Butterworth and Thorne. Brewer is better and quicker on round the end plays and sharper in finding holes than Butterworth. He is not, however, the line breaker that Butterworth is, and he falls far below him in kicking. Taken all in all, he can not be considered the equal of the man who was last year, America's best back...
...usual rule, has the better individual players. Considering that one advantage pretty nearly offsets the other, a tie game would be a possibility but for one fact. Yale is far superior in kicking. This means a great deal, for the game may be largely a kicking one. Brewer is by no means the poor punter he has been considered for the past month, but he cannot punt as Butterworth does. Moreover, there is nobody on the Harvard team who can be relied upon to kick a goal from the field, while Butterworth is the most skillful drop kicker...