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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...
Jones did not play in the line-up on account of a strained leg and in his absence. Wright was tried in advancing the ball on the formation play. Burgess took part in the practice for the first time in over a week and played at end in the game between the substitutes. Knowlton was also on the field but did no active work. Hurley was also out. There were nearly twenty coaches instructing the players, among whom were F. D. Cochrane '99, J. Cranston '91, W. H. Lewis '95, J. Dunlop '96, F. S. Newell '92, J. Upton...
...first touchdown, made by Mills, and the last one, by Kernan were scored after very ordinary playing in which the University eleven forced its way without much effort through and around the second team's line. On the second kick-off, however, Marshall received the ball at the 15 yard line and reaching the centre of the field behind good interference, ran the remainder of the distance alone and made a touchdown. It was the longest run made on Soldiers Field this fall and was very cleverly executed. The line-ups of the teams follow: FIRST ELEVEN. SECOND ELEVEN. Matthews...
...second half the only score was made by Wesleyan soon after play began. Stillman returned the kick-off to the centre of the field. Forbes then went around left end on a delayed pass and was tackled by Daly on the 10 yard line. Failing to gain, a try for a field goal was made, but the ball was blocked. It was picked up by Forbes, however, who went around the left side of the scrimmage and was forced outside just before crossing the goal line. On the following play through centre. Forbes made the touchdown. The goal was missed...
...line-ups: HARVARD. WESLEYAN. Jones, Matthews, l.e. r.e., Roger Wright, Whitwell, l.t. r.t., Forbes A. Marshall, Hovey, l.g. r.g., Brown King, Sugden, c. c., Gillespie Barnard, Coburn, r.g. l.g., Espy Mills, Shea, r.t. l.t., Goode Bowditch, Motley, r.e. l.e., Eyester, Coote C. Marshall, Daly, q.b. q.b., Calder Kernan, Knowles, Stillman, Piper, l.h.b. r.h.b., MacDonnell Leatherbee, Foster, r.h.b. l.h.b., Laey Stillman, Meier, Ives, f.b. f.b., Hanlon, Vansurdam...