Word: burrs
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...changes in the line are gradually working out as the coaches expected. Burr is becoming accustomed to the tackle position and should prove as powerful a tackle as he was a guard and it will also be possible to use him more on the offence from his new position than formerly, which may be deemed advisable later on. Pierce is physically better suited for a guard than a tackle and should have little difficulty in acquiring the finer points of the new position. The same is true of Captain Parker who has been shifted from centare to left guard...
First Eleven Second Eleven.Houston, l.e. r.e., BlumerFish, Burr, l.t. r.t., JonesGilmore, l.g. r.g., Ver WiebeNourse, Grant, c. c., DoreForchhelmer, r.g. l.g., F. H. ParkerInches, Hoar, r.t. l.t., FisherKennard, r.e. l.e., M. C. PeirceNewhall, Starr, q.b. q.b., Cate GalattiGraydon, Lockwood, l.h.b. r.h.b. BrowneCutting, Rand, r.h.b. l.h.b. Wendell, PageBrennan, Mason, f.b. f.b., Craf
Cobb opened the second half by kicking to Bird, who ran eight yards to the 35-yard line. Burr punted but the ball was fumbled. Gilbert picked it up and ran 35 yards for a touchdown, using the straight arm to great advantage. Parker kicked the goal, after the ball had been punted out by Starr...
...Burr kicked off to Clifford, who was downed on the 17-yard line. After Vickery had failed to gain, Higgins tried an on-side kick, which was blocked and which Inches, after a general scramble, fell on behind the line for the fourth touchdown. Parker again kicked the goal...
...Burr kicked off to Higgins, who fumbled, and Maine lost the ball Burr's forward pass went over the goal line for a touchback, and on the punt-out from the 25-yard line, Waterbury caught the ball and ran to Harvard's 40-yard line. Another forward pass was tried, but Harvard was penalized for off-side play. Newhall made an on-side kick to A. Cook, who passed forward to Vickery, but Maine was penalized and Higgins punted to Newhall on Maine's 25-yard line. After two forward passes, in which the ball changed hands...