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Harvard started the second half with more life but was unable to score. Early in the half Johnson made a splendid kick three-fourths the length of the field. Dodge followed it up well and secured a free kick on Stone's poor return at the twenty-five yard line. A place kick for goal was tried but went about a foot from the goal. Campbell prevented Andover from gaining ground by breaking through the rush line three times in succession. Moen and Dennison by hard work carried the ball well into Andover's territory. But a dropped ball...
...semi-finals in the doubles played Saturday morning, Lee and Tallant beat Orcutt and Potter 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. The playing of Lee and Tallant in the first set was poor, and the work of all four players was very unsteady. The finals will be played today between Lee and Tallant and Lockett and Wrenn...
...this year and the game yesterday was a good test of the strength of our eleven. The score compares favorably with that made by Yale against the same team. Williams discovered the weak points and by attacking those repeatedly gained much ground. The rush line work was very poor and Williams had little difficulty to make holes in it. The tackling of several of the team was high and the passing was slow and uncertain. Harvard's superiority lay chiefly in the excellent work of the packs and ends. The weakness of the rushline was probably partly...
Harvard played Williams last Saturday on Jarvis, and won by a score of 41-0. The game was called at 3 p. m., Williams having the ball. A poor pass to Cox lost ground for Williams and Cumnock secured the ball. Fearing and Lee gained five yardt. Upton then made a good rush gaining several yards. Fearing again gained ground and was followed by a couple of good rushes by Lee aided by Trafford's blocking off. Williams secured the ball and attempted to kick but the ball was stopped and Upton dropped on it behind the goal line, scoring...
...Wildes and Kingsley played very cautiously in the second set and did not recover in the third until the score was 5-2, against them. With the score 5 all in the eleventh game some very good plays were made, but after four deuces, a poor play of Kingsley's lost the game...