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Yale asserted its faith in the lateral passing game in its easy victory over Maine. Thompson, Yale's fast quarter-back, Scovil, Guernesy, and Captain Wilson figured again and again in successful double and triple lateral--passes, as well as in forwards. Scovil and Captain Wilson also pierced the opponents line at will on straight plunges. But one really weak point seemed present in the Yale defense, this being the end positions when the first string men had retired. In the last quarter Maine sent two long runs around Church and Blodgett who were playing these positions. In that period...
...article then goes on to speak of over-confidence in stars and comments in order on the quarterbacks, backs, line and end material "Last year, Gardner fulfilled all the requisites of a quarter-back perfectly, but this year there is no candidate who shows anything like his promise. True, it is early in the season, but the trouble is that no one of the quarterback candidates apparently has the capacity to develop into a first class...
...Yale's 40-yard line; he fumbled but recovered. Spalding was thrown for a 5-yard loss by Felton. Howe punted to Campbell who ran the ball to midfield. Campbell made 5 yards on an end run from a fake punt. Paul replaced Gallauer. Gardner made 2 yards on quarter-back line plunge. Campbell punted to Howe on Yale's 20-yard line. Huntington tackled Camp. Camp punted to Gardner at midfield. Campbell made 5 yards through Francis. Harvard penalized 5 yards for delaying game...
Camp punts to Reynolds on Harvard's 35-yard line. Reynolds thrown for a loss by Gallauer on an end run. Felton punts to Camp, who fumbles, but recovers. Sheldon replaces Bomeisler, who is injured. Howe made first down on a quarter-back run around Harvard's right end. Avery is hurt, but stays in game. Howe fails to gain on a fake punt. Camp kicks to Reynolds on Harvard's 25-yard the Avery makes the tackle. Felton returned the kick for Harvard to Yale's 59-yard line. Philbin makes two yards through left tackle. Camp forward passes...
Frances goes to left guard, Paul to left tackle and Potter at quarter-back, Reilly replaces Spalding, Reynolds replaces Frothingham...