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Taken all in all, at its present stage of development the Princeton team is too one-sided to be good. There is no doubt that it has the speediest backfield combination in the East and a pair of first class ends; but it has absolutely no good line plunger, and with the line unable to protect their attack, the backfield cannot be effective...
...backs, Wendell of Harvard, Pendleton of Princeton and Mercer of Pennsylvania make an ideal backfield. Wendell is the best line-plunger on the gridiron. He carries his charge farther through and exhibits a greater ability to keep his feet than anyone else who has tried this play...
...Foster played at left half until he sprained his ankle about three weeks ago. Since then, in order to get him into the best possible shape for the Yale game, his place has been filled by Gilder and Mason. Captain Foster leads the eleven well, is a hard line plunger, and the best defensive man on the team. Wendell, who played right half last year against Yale, was moved, in the middle of the season, from his old position to that of fullback, a change made necessary by the fact that Apononic, the regular fullback, injured his leg. Wendell...
...Wednesday the swimming team of the New York Athletic Club gave an interesting exhibition in Brokaw Tank. E. H. Adams, the United States champion long distance plunger, made a new record of 70 feet, six inches. C. M. Daniels who holds the world's championship for one hundred yards, and the American championship for all distances illustrated three strokes among them the crawl, a stroke for which he is especially noted. Exhibition games of English "soccer" and American water polo were played by the team...
...ground-gaining set of backs. Veeder, at left halfback, although inclined to be slow in starting, is strong on the defense, keeps his feet well and follows his interference. He is also a very reliable punter. Morse and Roome are both fast half-backs. Morse is a hard line plunger, and Roome is especially useful in helping along the runner. Levine and Flinn are powerful fullbacks, but the latter's defensive game is rather weak. Hutchinson and Jones both use good generalship and get the plays off fast. Jones is best on running back punts and in dodging through...