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...second half, Harvard took a brace, and a punting duel resulted between Grant and Minot, who had taken Cutler's place. The last three minutes of play furnished the sensation of the game. After the Freshmen had received the ball on a punt on their own ten-yard line, Minot made a long forward pass to Crowley, who carried the ball to Dean's 15-yard line. Another forward pass was tried, and Minot recovered the ball, on the four-yard line. On the next play Minot carried it over the line...
Harvard suffered its first defeat of the year at the hands of the Carlisle Indian eleven last Saturday, the score being 23 to 15. The University eleven was outplayed, and did not play the ever-ready, quick game that the Indians did. Their playing was too crude to win, and, compared to the Indians, the team as a whole was woefully undeveloped. The speed of the Indian backs and the manner with which they handled the forward pass made Harvard seem slow and crude in comparison. Carlisle had the science of interference down to perfection and their blocking...
...defense for the Indians' forward pass and criss-cross, double-pass plays, which were worked repeatedly for long gains. Both teams suffered severely from penalties, and in one instance Harvard lost half the distance to the goal line, amounting to 30 yards, when Peirce was put out of the game by Umpire Edwards for charging into two Indians who were pulling Starr toward his own goal after the ball had been downed...
...game was replete with sensational runs, forward passes and onside kicks, and all the touchdowns were made as a direct result of one or more of these open plays. The longest run was of 75 yards by Mt. Pleasant, the Carlisle quarterback. His interference opened up a lane through the midst of the Harvard team and through this he ran for a touchdown. Throughout the game his playing was remarkable. His generalship was excellent and in the backfield he ran back punts and kickoffs for long gains. His all around work stamps him as one of the best quarterbacks...
Grant, at centre, played by far the best game of any member of the University team. He was the first man down under punts and was the most reliable tackler. Furthermore, he was usually the first Harvard man to solve the Indians trick plays. The great fault of the University backs and ends was in being drawn in on end plays and passes. The team was excellently handled by Newhall, at quarterback, and except for one costly fumble, he covered his backfield position well. As a whole, the team played a good offensive game against the stubborn defense...