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...Spang, and Willetts. And of these men, the ones who were placed on what seemed to be the team of first choices were Captain Wendell, whose ability is already known as a line plunger and defensive back, Brickley, captain of last year's Freshman team and a clever drop-kicker as well as runner, Bradlee, of last year's Freshman, Gardner, twice quarterback on University teams, and H. Hardwick, halfback for the 1915 team who is being tried out for quarter by the coaches. These are men from whom a fast string of first team backs will undoubtedly be picked...
...game for spectator as well as player. The game consequently developed in such a way as to make scoring difficult, the rules favoring defensive much more than offensive play. More and more the outcome depended upon kicking and, other things being equal, the side with the best kicker pulled out just ahead. When the punters were only fairly evenly matched, as between Harvard and Yale, the final score stood 0 to 0. Princeton, the 1911 championship team used the forward pass practically not at all, but depended upon an impregnable defence and quick following of the ball. To break...
...backs, Dalton of the Navy, Thorpe of Carlisle, and Wendell of Harvard make an ideal backfield. Dalton is famous for his long, dodging runs in a broken field and is a reliable drop-kicker, having won the Army-Navy game for the last two years by this means. For the other halfback, Thorpe of Carlisle is unquestionably the man for the position. His placement kicking this season has been nothing short of phenomenal and makes him an especially valuable man in the present open style of football, as most of the big games this year have been won by goals...
...offence of each team showed weakness inside its opponents' danger zone. Harvard had four chances to score and plainly showed the need of either a sure drop-kicker or a heavier offence. Yale had two good chances, lost the first through inability to force Harvard's line followed by a poor pass when Howe was about to kick, and lost the second because Howe's drop-kick failed to go over the goal posts. It has been suggested that the new rules were largely responsible for these failures, but perhaps they should reflect more to the credit of the defence...
Captain Howe is 21 years old, 5 feet 9 inches in height, and weighs 153 pounds. In spite of his light weight he is excellent in all departments of the game. As well as being a versatile field general, a brilliant open-field runner, and a reliable drop-kicker, he is an ideal leader. Last year he was chosen for quarterback on many. All-American teams, although not on Walter Camp...