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Three touchdowns were made by the University team against the second eleven in the practice yesterday, but the playing throughout the game was lifeless and purely mechanical. The slowness with which the line-plays were run off was due partly to the new tackle-back formation which the coaches are trying to teach the team, but on the end runs, there was a similar lack of snap, and with the poor holding of the line the runner was often tackled with scarcely any gain...
...Verment team at New Haven this afternoon by a score of 32 to 0. The game was very one-sided from the start, and Yale scored 22 points in the first half. A number of substitutes were put in in the second half and the work was slow and lifeless. The kicking showed a decided improvement over former games...
Yesterday afternoon the Freshmen played a short practice game with the University nine and were defeated by a score of 6 to 1. The University battery played with the Freshmen against its regular team. Randall's playing at first base on the University nine was lifeless, and he showed that he had not profited by the coaching he has received...
...uninteresting game by a score of 24 to 2. The Noble's team was very weak and the playing of the Freshmen showed a great falling off from that of the first game. The batting was especially poor. The base-running and fielding were even, though at times lifeless. Smith pitched a good game for the Freshmen...
...fewer changes made during the season than the Newell crews and consequently row better together. Also there has been more material to pick from at the Weld, although the first Newell has more experienced oarsmen than the first Weld. The chief fault of the first Weld is its slow, lifeless stroke, which causes the men to hang at the full reach and to lack leg-drive. The first Newell has more snap, but is inclined to slump and to wash out at the finish...