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...contrary, Yale soon found that Harvard's centre was strong, but that at the tackles and ends her own fine interference could do telling work. So Captain McClung attacked these points constantly and by sharp work scored immediately. The second touch down for Yale was not a "fluke." No one was interfering for Corbett, who, in his struggles to get away from Hinkey, dropped the ball. Then Yale's close following of it and her clever interference won the touch down. The reason that Harvard's offensive work failed was, as has been said, because her excellent ground-gainers...
...scores made by the teams reveals the fact that Yale has not been scored against, while opponents have made 22 points against Harvard. Such a record would indicate that Harvard's defensive play is weaker than Yale's. All of the points made against Harvard, except the "fluke" by the B. A. A., were made by steady gains through the centre; and it is altogether probable that Yale will adopt similar tactics to a certain extent...
There was no more scoring in the first half, but in the second the juniors scored again on a fluke. They had worked the ball down to Cambridge's 20-yard line and then lost it on four downs, when Rogers broke through and got the ball on a tumble. There was but one man between him and the line and he easily scored. No goal. There was no more scoring after this...
...rush line, and this they did whenever Yale tried to gain through the centre. Yale should have played a kicking game in the first half, when the wind was favorable, and should have tried the ends instead of the centre in the last ten minutes. As for the fluke by which Dean secured the ball and ran down a clean field, the only explanation is that he broke through and touched the ball as it was leaving Barbour's fingers, changed its course and was lucky enough to pick it up on the bound while he was running at full...
...game and rapidly forced Harvard back. The punting of Owsley was excellent, and gained a great deal of ground for the New Haven team. Bliss was also rushing well, and the good work of these men seemed to daze Harvard, for at 3.42 she allowed Yale to score a "fluke" touchdown; no goal. Score Harvard 18, Yale 4. The game was now characterized by more punting than is usually seen. Trafford had the better of Owsley and Harvard at last secured the ball at the centre. Fearing ran around the end and gained twenty-five yards. Frothingham and Upton carried...