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...left end has shown true All-American form throughout the season. He is a tower of strength both offensively and defensively, and is always down the field under kicks, rarely missing a tackle. Felton, right end, is valuable chiefly for his kicking ability. Offensively he is a strong player, but on the defence he falls far below the standard set by Smith. As a punter he gets great height and distance, and allows his ends plenty of time to get down the field...
...games, is fast in down the field work, and takes forward passes well. Blackall will undoubtedly replace Huntington in case Felton is out of the game as he will then be depended on to do the punting. Morrison will substitute at right halfback. He is an experienced player and runs well in a broken field. T. Frothingham, Jr., who won his "H" two years ago, will act as substitute for left halfback. He runs hard and with good speed...
...Instead of the ball being returned after an illegal forward pass to the spot from which the pass was made, it is returned to the spot from which the play was started. Under the present rules, a forward pass is illegal or incomplete; if it is made by a player less than 5 yards back of the scrimmage line; if it goes more than 20 yards beyond the scrimmage line before touching a player or the ground; if it strikes the ground within the field of play; and if it is touched by any men on the offence other than...
Howe has proved himself a splendid leader and organizer. The players not only have the greatest confidence in him, but also the greatest respect for him as a man. It is difficult to substitute a player for such a leader and in this lies one of the weaknesses of this team...
...present time the chances of victory must be acknowledged to favor the Blue to a very slight degree, for the Yale team is an experienced set of players who have had little cause to worry from injuries and among whom is one of the best drop-kickers in the present-day game. But in spite of this a Crimson victory would not come as a surprise either to the supporters of the University team or to the general public which watches the game with keen interest. The Princeton, Carlisle, and Dartmouth games of the last three Saturdays have showed conclusively...