Word: fletcherism
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...Porter, who downed him at once. The ball was kicked up the field and Peabody returned it. Butler getting the ball on a fumble by one of the backs. Porter made a run of nearly thirty yards, but was tackled in great shape, being caught below the hips. Fletcher gained ten yards and Faulkner made a plucky rush without gaining any ground, however. The big centre rusher, Wells, now stopped Brooks time and time again from passing the ball back to Fletcher. This was the first surprise. The second surprise came a moment later when the ball was kicked well...
...ball was worked down the field a little way. Porter tried to catch the ball on the bounce with the result that Sears had to drop on the ball to save it. By hard luck Fletcher passed the ball to the referee instead of to the halfback. Wesleyan's ball. Harding stopped the next rush, and a minute later Holden got through the line and caught the ball. He ran the length of the field making a touch-down, from which Woodman kicked a goal. The ball soon got into Harvard's hands again, and Faulkner made a pretty rush...
Rushes by Fletcher and by Sears gave us another touchdown. Peabody punted the ball out successfully, but no goal was kicked, although the try was not a bad one. This gave Wesleyan the ball on their 25-yard line. They only kicked it a little way and Fletcher got it. Porter rushed the ball through behind the goal-posts, making the sixth touchdown, from which Woodman kicked the fifth goal...
...Wells, Steelman, Hamlin and Manchester did the best work. The teams were made up as follows: Wesleyan - Rushers: Cassidy-Glenn, Hughes, Wells (capt.), Fish, Norton, Richards; quarter-back, Steel-man; half-backs, Manchester and Hamlin; full back, Beattys. Harvard - Holden, Faulkner, Wood, Brooks (capt.), Woodman, Butler, Harding; quarter-back, Fletcher; half-backs, Porter and Sears; full back, Peabody. Referee, Mr. Peters, Yale...
...GORHAM.The following will play this afternoon: Holden, Faulkner, Wood, Brooks, Woodman, Butler, Harding, Fletcher, Porter, Sears and Peabody. Subs., Boyden, Bancroft and Dudley. All who have played on the 2d eleven at any time during the last two weeks, will please call at my room some time between...