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...Newton's territory. Twice the ball was rushed to the 10-yard line only to be lost on downs. The line-men may deserve some censure for a lack of aggressiveness at such critical stages. Otherwise the line was strong in spite of the number of substitutes played. None of Newton's punts were blocked, although several times the fullback was prevented from kicking by many of the line-men rushing through. Swain and Mills both protected their territory in splendid style, the tandem plays through Swain gaining in almost every instance. Wheeler, who replaced Swain the second half, proved...
...Varsity football squad had a very light afternoon's work yesterday. None of the squads were out early and all of the available time was spent in running through the signals. Ex-Captain Wrightington gave the backs valuable points on the formation of interference and got them to playing together and starting quicker. Sawin was at right half in place of Brown, throughout the practice, and showed up well in most of the plays. Considering the unfavorable conditions of rain and a slippery field, the running of the backs was decidedly encouraging...
...Committee as announced this morning will perhaps serve to call particularly to mind the valuable service which has been rendered to the University as a whole, and particularly to the undergraduates, by that body. The Athletic Committee has always had a hard row to hoe, and its work is none the less arduous because it is carried on in a very quiet, unpretentious way. In spite of the delicacy of its position, half-way between the students and a Faculty which is rather unfavorably inclined toward athletics, the committee has succeeded in maintaining a standard of purity in athletics...
...Misses Bentley's Telescope" the hero is engaged in preserving "a pleasing amatory equilibrism" at home, while developing a genuine love affair abroad. The device by which the author reaches his climaxes is of course farcial, but his climaxes are none the less climaxes, and the story moves toward them with amusing and unhalting life and go. Verses, College Kodaks, a short sketch by G. H. Scull and couple of forceful editorials pointing out to Freshmen "that the broad opportunties for good fellowship with the solid good men of their class cannot be taken advatage of too early, and that...
...noticed that contrary to the usual custom, no one was elected from the sophomore class, there being instead, two senior members on the board. As on last year's committee, there is one member from each of the three more important teams, the crew, the eleven, and the nine, none of whom are however officers of their respective teams...