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...University football squad yesterday afternoon for the second day in succession. The usual preliminary drill consisting mainly of work in the forward pass was held, however. Rand, Starr, Butt, Gilbert, Lockwood and Cutting were given particularly long practice in forward passing. A new formation in receiving the kick-off was tried with Burr in the fullback's position in front of the goal posts. In case Burr caught the ball he made a return punt from about the 20-yard line. If any other player caught the kick-off the ball was run back as usual...
...made in the first few minutes of play, after a 15-yard run by Newhall, another 15-yard gain on a recovered on-side kick, and a series of line plays averaging six yards apiece. Parker started the team off for the next touchdown, running 35 yard to Bates' 10-yard line after Burr had blocked Keeney's on-side kick. Brennan made the touchdown in two hard bucks through left tackle. On the next kick-off, Brennan ran back 24 yards, and Burr punted to Bates' 45-yard line. After several exchanges of punts, Newhall brought the ball from...
...four plays a touchdown was made by Brennan. Bates' only score came as the result of a muffed punt by Rand who was tackled hard just as he caught the ball, Schumacher kicking a placement goal from the 32-yard line. Time was called shortly after the next kick-off, with the ball on Bates' 12-yard line...
...playing in the second half was more ragged owing to the fact that many substitutes were put in. Bates carried the ball from the kick-off, after punting and recovering the ball on a forward pass to Harvard's 40-yard line, where Schumacher punted to Starr who ran to the 16-yard line. Harvard was set back to the 1-2-yard line on a penalty. At this point the team took a brace and carried the ball the whole length of the field for a touchdown, Gilbert scoring. The last touchdown was made by Nourse...
...football team defeated Springfield Training School this afternoon by the score of 18 to 0. During the entire first half Yale kept the ball in her opponents territory, continually gaining by end runs and line plunges. Two touchdowns were scored in the first half, one two minutes after the kick-off, through a fumble made by Springfield. Coy scored the third touchdown by a run of 95 yards on the kick-off at the beginning of the second half. The running back of punts by Bigelow, Coy, and Wylie was the feature of the game...