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...short scrimmage which followed the preliminary work, the first and second elevens each made one touchdown. Brill kicked off for the first team to the 5-yard line. The second team was unable to gain and punted to its own 40-yard line. From here the first team carried the ball by rushes, averaging 7 yards each, to the 1-yard line, and Reynolds went over for the touchdown. Brill kicked an easy goal. Barney scored the second team's touchdown, securing the ball on a fumble on the first eleven's 45-yard line...
...Freshman eleven defeated the Worcester Academy team on Soldiers Field Saturday afternoon by the score of 23 to 0. The Freshmen showed weakness on the defense but their offense was strong and enabled them to gain almost at will, owing to Worcester's lack of team work. A feature of the game was a 65-yard run for a touchdown by Derby, who played right halfback for the Freshmen...
Harvard won the toss and chose to defend the south goal, taking advantage of a stiff breeze. Smith kicked off to Brill, who was downed without gain on Harvard's 28-yard line. After gaining 11 yards through the Pennsylvania line Harvard was forced to kick. Sperry punted 55 yards to Stevenson, who ran the ball in 9 yards. On four attacks at centre Pennsylvania netted a gain of 10 yards. Pennsylvania was forced to punt. Kernan fumbled and Lamson dropped on the ball for Pennsylvania on Harvard's 52-yard line. Pennsylvania tried rushing but was obliged to kick...
...second half began with a kicking contest. In three exchanges of punts Pennsylvania netted a gain of 30-yards, and then in four rushes carried the ball to Harvard's 6-yard line. Failing to gain, Stevenson made a quarterback kick, which Starr caught for a touchback. Oveson secured the ball for Harvard on a fumble on the 45-yard line and the ball was rushed with good line attacks three times in succession to within Pennsyl- vania's 15-yard line, only, however, to be lost each time, once on a fumble, once on a poor pass, and once...
...score of 34 to 0, in a game in which Columbia was completely outclassed. After Metzenthin's run of 70 yards on the first kick-off, Yale's goal was never threatened. Columbia was helpless against Yale's powerful rushes through the line, and was unable to gain except on trick plays. Hoyt played a strong game for Yale, both in punting and in carrying the ball, while Metzenthin excelled for Columbia...