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Score--Yale 13. Harvard 0. Touchdowns--Colwell. Hessberg. Point after touchdown--Ewart, (by place kick). Yale substitutions--Rafferty, Fairback, Brown. Danielson, Butler, Stewart, Snavely, Cody. Smith, Cookman, Meray, Brooks. Wheeler, Carter, Referee--James E. Coogan, Navy. Umpire--Gene Frechette. Milford, Linesman--Milton Schroeder, New Haven. Field Judge--Frank McGowan, New Haven. Time--Four 15-minute periods...
What has been the result? In the majority of cases the campaigns have degenerated into personal dog-fights. But even the kick-'im-in-the-shins "You're a liar--you're another!" blustering that have resounded in New York are harmless compared to the insidious below-the belt fighting elsewhere. The mass of voters either laugh at an open fight, or they vote against a "knocker"; but they have never read "Brutus is an honorable man" and they do not recognize subtle defamation. The winning of campaigns by such means--and examples abound--is a knock-down blow...
...light, alert team with a superb back in Les Lindberg, Illinois blocked an Army kick in the first quarter, then settled down to defend a 7-point lead. Army got two chances to score, missed both. On a field so muddy that he had to dry the ball and his boot every time he wanted to kick. Lindberg's punts went where he wanted them. Illinois 7, Army...
Starting off strong, the Freshmen struck first in the initial period, when Tim Reardon, fleet halfback, broke loose off right tackle and dashed 25 yards to score standing up. John Nesmith's kick for the extra point sailed wide of the uprights. The yearlings increased their lead by three points in the second period when George Roberts placekicked a beautiful field-goal from the 25-yard stripe...
...Jayvees came out fighting in the second half and drove the ball relentlessly down the field against a sluggish yearling line until Higgins drove off tackle for the first Jayvee score, and Brooking's kick made the count 9-7. Behind the hard-running Pedrick, the upperclassmen passed their way through the dazed Freshmen to tally again on a pass from Pedrick to Fletcher. The attempt at conversion failed and the game ended a few minutes later with Jimmy Knox's boys still clinging to their 13-9 lead...