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...formations had made a fresh start with the ball at midfield, Havemeyer and Churchill intercepted a pass and made first down on a 12-yard run, respectively. Here Brown picked up a loose ball and rushed to the 8-yard line, and a line buck by Gratwick carried the pigskin over for the second score...
After an exchange of punts, a second team fumble put Coach Fisher's men in scoring position. A series of line bucks advanced the pigskin close to the goalposts, where Owen plunged across for a touchdown...
Line-bucks by Hamilton, and a 30-yard run by 'Churchill carried the pigskin well into the black territory. Here, Churchill broke loose again for another first down, but the seconds' line held firm again, and they took the ball on downs on their 5-yard line...
...after the subs had threatened another score and had again been repulsed. Rouillard got loose in a fast end run, eluded several tacklers, and crosed the line after a 45-yard run. The last score was made by Wharton, after line-bucks by Rouillard and Stillman had advanced the pigskin to within 8 yards of the scrubs' goal...
...this arrangement, also, the ball would be put on the 20-yard line and directly in front of the goal posts, regardless of where the touchdown had been made. Such a rule as this would obviate the difficulty of kicking the pigskin out on to the field after a touchdown, in order to get in a more advantageous position for kicking the goal. If this suggestion were put into practice it would give the team who had been scored on a better chance for blocking the goal, which means an extra point for their opponents...