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...second team was then brought in and sent against team A for about five minutes, the University being entirely on the defensive for this short time. After R. Horween '18 had intercepted a pass and had run it back 25 yards, team A was dismissed to run through signals, and team B took its place. The second team was unable to gain at first, and it was team B's ball when M. H. Gersum- ky '17's try at a pass went wild. The University then rushed the ball down the field and scored a touchdown when W. Willcox...
eral sensational runs, was most prominent, but the steady gains through the line which R. Horween '18, S. Burnham '19 and R. H. Hitchcock '19 consistently made, counted heavily in the University's total of yardage gained. In the matter of penalties the two teams were nearly even, the University being penalized 40 yards and the visitors 30. Both teams attempted two forward passes, the University completing one, and the "Aggies" being successful in neither of their attempts...
...first score came near the middle of the first period when, after a fumble by Casey and an exchange of punts, Whittle, the Aggie quarter, fumbled, Thacher recovering on the 24-yard line. From here it took ten plays to put Casey across the line for a touchdown, Horween kicking the goal. W. F. Robinson '18 was sent in for Murray at this juncture, and throughout the rest of the period, punted every time the University secured the ball...
...heaviest scoring came in the second period. Although the Aggies intercepted a forward pass at the opening of the period, they were unable to gain and finally fumbled on their 12-yard line, R. Harte '17 recovering for the University. Horween then made 3 yards through centre and on the next play. Casey again crossed the line for a score. Horween kicked the goal. A few minutes later Thacher scored again for the University, following Murray's clever run-back of a punt, a 15-yard penalty against the Aggies for holding and a series of rushes by Horween, Casey...
...only score of the game came in the third period and was made by A. Horween, who crossed the line for a touchdown after a succession of good line bucks together with a long, well-executed forward pass had brought the ball to Tech's 5-yard line. The attempt to kick a goal failed, the ball hitting the goal post. The Freshmen had several other chances to score, especially in the first half, but a poor choice of plays together with faulty interference and the stiffening of the Tech line at the crucial moment prevented further touchdowns...