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...last time that Michigan appeared in Cambridge (it was in 1914 when Harvard won 7 to 0) Johnny Maulbetsch, a squat little back who propelled himself with his free arm and two legs, carried the ball from his own five-yard line to the Harvard 10-yard line, a march that won Maulbetsch a place on Walter Camp's all-America team. Maulbetsch was one of two backs that Michigan has had within the last 25 years who was a consistent ball carrier; the other was Jimmy Craig, brother of Ralph Craig, double winner of the Olympic sprint events. Jimmy...
...tore down the field with the whole Yale team scrambling for him like a pack of angry wolves. White outraced them all, but Yale's captain, Howe, was after him and after 60 yards of White's dash, Howe, in a final desperate jump, tackled the Tiger on the five-yard line and the terrific impact sent them both into the mud. White slid over the goal line on his face...
Yale several times pushed the ball to a scoring position when Booth forced his way to the five-yard line in a series of brilliant open field runs. But in each case the Harvard line resisted the attack...
Cagle caught the kick-off and ran 60 yards; he carried the ball through the line for 15. It moved to the 20-yard line; to the five-yard line; to the one-foot line. Then from the sidelines of the dark quiet field the timekeeper blew his whistle...
...winners scored in the first quarter when a Standish back fumbled, and was tackled behind his own goal line for a safety. A five-yard buck by Oettinger, Smith quarterback, after a sustained of fense, produced a touchdown in the second period, while Hardy, playing at half-back, got away on a thirty-yard run for Smith's last score in the third quarter...