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...down the field in turn under the punts. The catching was very satisfactory and much improvement was shown in the interference given the runner. Parker and Wendell tried several goals from the field. Hall and Kennard made a few attempts for goals from drop kicks from behind the line of scrimmage...
...most important feature of the work was a half-hour's line-up between the first and second teams in which most of the time was devoted to work on the forward pass and the onside kick. The second eleven retained possession of the ball all the time in order to give the first team experience in preventing the successful use of these new plays by opponents. Captain Foster ran through signals for a few minutes and was then replaced by Gilder. The first squad was given considerable practice in starting. Miller dislocated his shoulder in the same manner...
...line-up follows: FIRST ELEVEN. SECOND ELEVEN. Macdonald, l.e. r.e., Kelley Osborne, l.t. r.t., Philippbar Burr, l.g. r.g., Plumb Parker, c. c., Dore Gilmore, r.g. l.g., O'Hare Peirce, r.t. l.t., Comstock Starr, r.e. l.e., Moore Newhall, q.b. q.b., Cate Foster, Gilder, l.h. r.h., White Lockwood, r.h. l.h., Grosvenor Wendell, f.b. f.b., Somes
Blanchard kicked off to Brock, who ran back 17 yards to the 37-yard line. Gilder gained 10 yards on a forward pass, and Lincoln downed the ball on the 15-yard line after recovering it on an onside kick. In the next play Lincoln carried the ball over the line, but the team was set back to the 30-yard line for holding. Gilder rushed 15 yards through the line, after which Hall tried a drop kick, the ball being blocked and recovered by the first eleven on the 27-yard line. Here the second team got the ball...
After the punt-out the first eleven at once lost the ball on an onside kick, but regained it by a similar play on the 36-yard line. Mason gained three yards, and Lincoln downed the ball on the 10-yard line after getting it on a forward pass. In three rushes Mason made the only touchdown. Hall punted out to Graydon on the 10-yard line, and Parker kicked the goal. The line-up for the scrimmage follows: FIRST ELEVEN. SECOND ELEVEN. Miller, Graydon, l.e. r.e., Appleton Hoar, l.t. r.t., Philippbar Brock, l.g. r.g., Plumb Fraser, Parker...