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...Clipper draws the following moral from the Yale-Princeton game : "The contest with its kicking feature gave ample evidence of the fact that the door for improvement in the inter-collegiate code is wide open for a decided advance towards the English Foot-ball Association's rules, with the view of encouraging kicking more and contracting the field for rushing with ball in hand. The kicking in this match gave a new interest to the game, which the crowd in general fully appreciated...
...Advocate, Lampoon and HERALD as "bencath notice," - so high is it raised above the opinions of its contemporaries, - but it is not at liberty to state that these opinions are not "representative in any degree of the sentiments of the college." The Boston Herald, the Advertiser, the New York Clipper, Turf, Field and Farm and the Daily Sun have testified either their general condemnation of Yale's team, or that the general sentiment of Harvard unites in condemning the team. As a slight corroboration of our explanations on our own account we take the liberty of quoting as follows from...
...those of the London Foot-ball Association. The existing rules tend to make the college game a mere wrestling match between elevens, instead of individuals, in which weight and muscle have greater influence on the result than strategic skill. This shows faulty construction in the rules of any game. - [Clipper...
...Clipper is disposed to be strictly impartial in its judgment on the Yale-Harvard game. It leaves its readers to judge for themselves concerning the conduct of Yale from the account published. Its correspondent says: "Yale's unfairness was greeted by hisses and cries of disapproval by the crowd. Unless better treatment can be secured, it might be well for Harvard to withdraw from an association that countenances such play, or at least refuse to play Yale, until it promises to play a perfectly fair game. The first touchdown was made in twelve minutes. The ball was then kicked...
There is an excellent account of the Harvard-Princeton game in the N. Y. Clipper of this week...