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...game began at 3.07 with Harvard in possession of the ball. The freshmen immediately forced the play down to the visitors twenty-five yard line but on account of loose work did not score until 3.15, when Davis carried the ball across line and secured the first touchdown. Frothingham kicked the goal. Score 6-0. In one of the scrimmages which followed putting the ball it play, Manning indulged in some slugging, and was immediately disqualified; Collamore took his place. Broughton, by two long rushes scored the second the second touchdown at 3.21. No goal. Score 10-0. Four minutes...
...second half began at 4.03, Fall River tried playing a kicking game, and succeeded in keeping the ball away from their goal for a time. S. Borden was injured at this stage of the game and Hill took his place. Finally Frothingham caught the ball in the middle of the field, and making the prettiest rush of the afternoon scored a touchdown at 4.16, from which he kicked a goal. Score 36-0. Fall River again punted; Broughton secured the ball, and in two rushes brought in near the line; Davis found a hole at 4.19, and scored; score...
...time for the freshman game with Yale draws nearer the interest of the class in the work of the eleven seems to diminish. Day after day the men play on Divinity field and few of the class are patriotic enough to go out and encourage them. Even at Saturday's game very few spectators were present. This apathy is very discouraging to the captain, coaches and players who are doing their best to produce an eleven which will make a good showing against Yale...
Harvard won her second championship game on Saturday defeating Wesleyan at Hampden park, Springfield, by a score of sixty-seven to two. In spite of the damp day, the grounds were in good condition, but the number of spectators was comparatively small...
Harvard showed much improvement over her game of a week ago, but there were still a large number of weak points. The greatest fault was in the unsteady play; at times the eleven did brilliant work, playing a quick, sharp game, and breaking through and tackling well. At other times, however, affairs were just reversed; the men were slow in dropping on the ball, allowed themselves to be blocked off easily, and failed to hold well in the rushline. There was repeated confusion from a misunderstanding of the signals by the rushline, and the backs frequently went in direct opposition...