Word: half-back
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...score of 11 to 0. Both touchdowns were made during the first half, the first by line plunging, and the other by the recovery of a punt that crossed the goal line. The Battery team excelled its opponents in line plunging and in end runs, and showed a superior knowledge of the new football, using the forward pass and onside kick to advantage. Inches at tackle and Nesmith at right halfback played the best game for the Battery; Barney at centre and Mackay at left half-back played well on the Cadet team, while both ends followed the ball perfectly...
...Kilpatrick, captain and left half-back, prepared at Andover, where as captain of the team he played halfback. He is 18 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, and weighs 184 pounds...
...Pope, right halfback, prepared at Milton Academy, where he played half-back. He is 18 years old, 5 feet 8 1-2 inches tall, and weighs 157 pounds...
...position of left halfback, and for this reason the secondary defense should be much stronger than it was in the Brown game a week ago. Besides Captain Foster in the back field, Lincoln, who has now completely recovered from the injury to his shin, will play at right half-back, and Wendell at fullback, thus giving the University team the strongest set of backs which it has had for some time. Macdonald will play at left end and Starr at right end, and Peirce will also the game at right tackle. Parker will play at centre...
Parker played centre on the University eleven yesterday for the first time since the injury to his shoulder over a week ago. Foster, who has completely recovered from his slightly sprained ankle was also in the line-up at left half-back, and Lincoln will be in condition to play very soon. Burr, Kennard, Newhall and Osborne were not on the field yesterday, being given a day's rest. Orr, who recently injured his foot, will not be back in the game for a week or more...