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Yale won the toss and chose the north goal with the wind slightly in their favor. Nesmith kicked off to Yale and the ball was carried to the centre of the field before Harvard held for downs. By a series of short line plunges by Guild and Nesmith the ball was brought to Yale's 40 yard line. On the next play, less than 5 minutes after the kickoff, Nichols made a beautiful run of 40 yards for the first touchdown. Metcalf missed the goal...
After the second kickoff Harvard gained by steady line plunges and tackles-back plays until the ball was on Yale's 25-yard line. Here again Nichols received the ball and with practically the entire team for interference ran 25 yards for a touchdown. Metcalf kicked the goal. The score at the end of the half stood 11 to 0 in favor of Harvard...
...line-up was as follows...
...Yale eleven will play Princeton this afternoon on the University Field at Princeton. A comparison of the season's play seems to indicate a slight but definite advantage for Yale in the game. The Yale goal-line has been crossed three times by inferior teams, while Princeton has only allowed one field-goal, but in general defensive work Yale outclasses Princeton. No eleven has made consistent gains through the Yale line. Dewitt's kicking is superior to Bowman's, but this advantage for Princeton is likely to be more than counterbalanced by the effectiveness of Yale's running attack...
...line-up will be as follows: YALE. PRINCETON. Rafferty, l.e. r.e., Henry Kinney, l.t. r.t., Reed Glass, l.g. r.g., DeWitt Holt, c. c., Short Goss, r.g. l.g., Bradley Hogan, r.t. l.t., Brown Shevlin, r.e. l.e., Davis Rockwell, q.b. q.b., Pearson Chadwick, l.h.b. r.h.b., Foulke Metcalf, r.h.b. l.h.b., Hart Bowman, f.b. f.b., McClave