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Individually considered, the 'varsity players were clean in their tackling, and quick in breaking through. The backs all ran well and interfered well, except that they were not severe enough. Corbett showed a slight tendency to run back, and once or twice was a little too quick in leaving his blockers, to run inside. Dunlop played unusually well. He runs well, and interferes well as a rule, though he has not played long enough always to take the right man, when blocking...
Long runs were not so common as in earlier games, but all the backs were sure to make some gain, enough to keep the ball. There was one long run, however, that has not been beaten this year. Corbett ran sixty yards and scored. The whole eleven were in this play. Acton, Mackie, Stevenson, Fairchild and Dunlop were especially prominent. And it seems to be the case with the eleven that if the opposing rush line do not break through before they get started, they can make at least 25 yards at a time...
...Corbett, halfback, Clarke. Curtis...
...Corbett had an off day. His running was, as a rule, as brilliant as ever, but he showed once or twice a tendency to run backwards when he saw that he was about to be tackled without gain. This is an old weakness of his, and one against which he has striven every year. Besides this, his interference was not so good as usual...
Touchdowns: Waters 3, Brewer 2, Corbett 1, Goals from touchdowns: Corbett 4. Umpire, Mr. Talcott for Amherst. Referee, Mr. Brooks for Harvard. Time, 25 and 15 minute halves...