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...Groton football team won its third successive annual victory over St. Mark's at Southboro yesterday by a score of 35 to 0. St. Mark's was completely outclassed, but in the first half, by stubborn defense near the goal line, held Groton down to twelve points. In the second half, however, Groton scored four times, St. Mark's being unable to resist the superior weight and cleverly executed tricks of her opponents. St. Mark's, on the other hand, was unable to gain through Groton's strong line and was usually thrown back for a loss. The features...
...University eleven yesterday held its last scrimmage before the Pennsylvania game. With almost all the regular men on the University eleven, it was able in a thirty minute line-up to score only once against a weak second team, and was in turn scored upon. The line charged too high and on the defense was almost powerless. Except in the last four or five minutes, there was an absence of fight so that long gains were impossible. The first twenty minutes of scrimmage practice was secret...
Shortly after the first kick-off several exchanges of punts ended with the ball in the University team's possession on the second eleven's 45-yard line. In five rushes a touchdown was made...
Nichols ran in the third kick-off 25 yards and then punted to the second's 30-yard line. After the second had rushed the ball to the middle of the field, the University regained it on downs and took it over for a touchdown, Mills scoring...
...line-up: FIRST ELEVEN. SECOND ELEVEN. LeMoyne, Clothier, l.e. r.e., Shurtleff, Pruyn Parkinson, Shea, l.t. r.t., Carr, Derby Carrick, Kidder, l.g. r.g., Pell Sugden, c. c., Wilder A. Marshall, Carroll, r.g. l.g., Pierce, McFadon Knowlton, r.t. l.t., Davy, Bleakie Bowditch, Montgomery, r.e. l.e., Blagden, Lane C. B. Marshall, Noyes, q.b. q.b., Leonard, Mahoney Nichols, Goodhue, l.h.b. r.h.b., Hurd, Morris Hurley, Nesmith, r.h.b. l.h.b., McCarthy Mills, f.b. f.b., Sperry, Pope