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...first half Waters and C. Brewer were hurt and Dunlop and Hoag were substituted. Later Dunlop wrenched his arm and Gonterman went in as half-back. A. Brewer was also injured and gave way to Whittren. The second eleven was handicapped by the loss of Foster, whose threatened attack of bronchitis and removal to the hospital, has temporarily at least, if not permanently, placed the eleven in an unfortunate position for quarterbacks. Mills '95 played the position yesterday and did very well at it. His tackling was strikingly good. The 'varsity will practice on Soldiers Field today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football Practice. | 10/31/1893 | See Source »

Graves, the Yale half-back, will coach the Lehigh team next fall...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 5/4/1893 | See Source »

King of Princeton half-back...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: All America Team. | 12/9/1892 | See Source »

Brewer of Harvard half-back...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: All America Team. | 12/9/1892 | See Source »

...half-back C. Brewer and Arnold both did fine work. The fact that Fennessy strained his neck early in the game threw the brunt of the work on these two men, and they did it well, maintaining their remarkable snap and precision throughout the game. Both tackled well, but each made one miss, of which Brewer's, though by far the most excusable since he never got his hands on his man, was the most costly. Both ran well, too, and Brewer's two sprint of 50 and 38 yards respectively were the longest of the game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A TIE GAME. | 11/28/1892 | See Source »

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