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...University eleven suffered its first defeat of the season last Saturday, losing to the underrated Pennsylvania team by the score...
Several causes contributed to this defeat. The attack did not come up to expectations and wore itself out in the first half. Other causes were the fumbling at critical times and the weakness of the three centre positions. The play was extremely ragged, each side losing the ball twice on fumbles, one of which was fatal to Harvard. Many other fumbles which were recovered were costly to both elevens. The rules regarding offside play and holding were strictly enforced by the officials, Pennsylvania's penalties aggregating a distance equal to the length of the field, while Harvard was set back...
Although West Point was defeated last Saturday by the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by the score of 16 to 6, the team is a strong one, and the defeat was due rather to the fast work of Virginia than to West Point's poor playing. Two weeks ago West Point defeated Colgate by a score of 18 to 6 and last Saturday Colgate won from Dartmouth. The average weight of the West Point team is somewhat less than last year...
...Freshmen eleven was defeated by Groton School at Groton on Saturday in their first game this season by the score of 6 to 0. The work of the Freshman team was fairly encouraging considering the short time the men have been playing together. The defeat was due rather to poor team play than to lack of individual effort. Although the Freshman line was heavier than that of its opponents, Groton, owing to superior speed and team play was able to gain fairly consistently, especially during the first half. The Freshman backs were given little assistance while carrying the ball...
Coach Murphy said that the Yale team is the best one which has been developed at New Haven for six years and is going to fight Hard. The Harvard team has shown steady improvement in fielding, base-running and team work and the Holy Cross game although a defeat, was, from a Harvard standpoint, the most game this year. Hitting is still the team's weak point and the confidence which will remedy this defect will be given by hearty cheering...