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...eighths course, beginning at the Longwood Bridge and ending at the Union Boat Club and was close throughout, resulting in a victory for the Weld crew, by a quarter of a length. The Weld took a slight lead at the start and held it throughout the race, maintaining a high stroke of about 36 for the first mile. At the half-mile the Weld was about a length-ahead of the Newell, which was rowing a stroke of 32. After passing the bridge the Newell stroke dropped to 30 and the Weld crew began to gain. About half a mile...
Nikifer Schonchuk, substitute centre, weighs 166 pounds. He is an Esquimau, 19 years old and is 5 feet 6 inches high...
...Carlisle Indian School eleven will play Harvard this afternoon at 3 o'clock on Soldiers Field. In past seasons, the games with Carlisle have proved excellent contests, and though the scores have always been in Harvard's favor and several times been rather high, Carlisle's fast offense and many trick plays have always sustained interest to the end. This year the Indian team is unusually strong, and fresh from a victory over Cornell, may be counted upon to play an aggressive and stubborn game...
...causes which at this time prevent a true estimate of the Harvard team's worth. Secret practice, however, which has been going on during the past week, has corrected some of the earlier faults, and by perfecting various formations, has immeasurably increased the attacking power of the eleven. High playing by both linemen and backs are some of the habits which the team has so far been unable to overcome, and these will undoubtedly account for any lack of effectiveness in either stopping the ball or advancing...
During the first part of the scrimmage the linemen played too high and not far enough forward, but by the end of the practice there was decided improvement, and as a whole the showing was considerably better than it has been for some time. End runs, however, were the only effective means of advancing the ball, for as soon as line plays were used the second team secured the ball on downs. The principal fault was that the men did not give sufficient assistance to one another. Most of the touchdowns were due to long gains around...