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...Harvard and Yale Freshman teams will play their annual football game this afternoon at 2 p. m. on Soldiers Field...
This year's Harvard team has been selected from a very large squad, and has not been handicapped by having any of its best players taken on the 'Varsity squad. Owing to the unusually long season, the development has necessarily been slow. Since the game, however, with the U. of P. freshmen Nov. 4, steady improvement has been shown, especially through the secret practice of this last week. A strong defense has been developed, and the offense, though ragged at times, has been made very effective. As a result, moreover, of the continued and persistent coaching of J. L. Knox...
...Yale team is far stronger on the offense than on the defense. Their development has been slow. This was due in part to the few games played, in part to the lack of attention from the graduate coaches, who have spent most of their time working on the 'Varsity. The past week's hard and very satisfactory practice, however, will doubtless find Yale prepared to play a strong game. Yet it is certain that the team is considerably weakened by the loss of Wilhelmi, fullback, who broke his collar-bone in the Princeton freshman game last Saturday. Although...
...second, three goals from the field were made. A number of men were tried in different positions on the first eleven. McGrew, tackle, and Derby, halfback, were both slightly injured, but will be able to play by Saturday. The line-up of the backs and ends for Saturday's game is still undecided. The practice will probably continue to be secret for the rest of the week...
Tickets for the Harvard-Yale Freshman game which will be played on Soldiers Field next Saturday at 2 o'clock, are now on sale at Sanborn's, Amees and Leavitt & Peirce's in Cambridge, and at Lovell's and Wright & Ditson's in Boston. Reserved seats $1.00, and admission 50 cents...