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...University team will play the second game of its schedule with Bowdoin in the Stadium this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Last year in the first game of the season Harvard barely won from Bowdoin by one touchdown, 5 to 0. This season Bowdoin has played one game, defeating Fort McKinley 18 to 0. This is the same team which held Bates to a no score tie game. Bowdoin seems to be a little stronger than Bates, though there are but four veterans on the team...
Yale will play the second game of its schedule with Syracuse this afternoon on Yale Field. Syracuse has a strong and heavy team and should make Yale do its best to secure a victory. Goebel reported for practice the day before yesterday and is expected to be in the line-up this afternoon. The probable line-up of the Yale team is: l.e., Kilpatrick; l.t., Brown; l.g., Cooney; c., Francis; r.g., Goebel; r.t., Lilley; r.e., Logan; q.b., Johnson; l.h.b., Philbin; r.h.b., Daly; f.b., Haines...
Captain Fish won the toss and Harvard received the kick-off at the north end of the field. O'Flaherty ran in the kick-off 12 yards to the 27-yard line. Bates was offside on the first play, and Corbert punted to Bates's 50-yard line. G. G. Browne recovered the ball when Bates fumbled. Corbett failed to gain outside tackle, but P. D. Smith gained fourteen yards through centre. After two line plays, O'Flaherty tried a forward pass, but was tackled before he could get the ball away and fumbled, Keaney recovering the ball for Bates...
Bates kicked off to P. D. Smith, who made a sensational run of 50 yards through a broken field. The ball was brought back to Harvard's 10-yard line, however, as Browne was holding. Corbett punted on the first play to Lovely, who ran outside on Harvard's 54-yard line. Two plays gained five yards, McKay stopping the second one before it started. Keaney tried a drop-kick from the 50-yard line, the ball bounding over Harvard's goal line. The ball was put in play again on the 25-yard line and Corbett slipped by tackle...
...line and Cummings ran the ball back to the 18-yard line. Bates tried two double passes for a 5-yard gain. Keaney sent an onside kick outside on Bates's 39-yard line. Frothingham gained five yards. Huntington replaced Houston. Smith took the ball in the next six plays and was sent over the line directly between the goal posts. McKay missed an easy goal. Before the next kick-off F. H. Leslie replaced his brother at right half, and Forster replaced Fish at right tackle. Bates kicked off to P. D. Smith who ran in 30 yards...