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...called Big Three (Eastern), Princeton set about her work most impressively. When Coach Roper's men had done, Amherst's line was little more than a ragged fabric of perforations and the score was 40 to 6. Coach Roper employed straight plays and three complete teams. Amherst's score was the work of Right Guard Pratt who intercepted a pass, lumbered 30 yards...
Harvard's Big Three rivals should encounter comparatively little opposition this afternoon, when Yale meets Georgia, whom the Elis beat last year 40-0, and Princeton opposes Lehigh, Coach Jones will try a varied line-up to test green material for the Dartmouth game, and Coach Roper is expected to start a different line from that which faced Amherst...
...days of steady, drizzling rain have done much to hinder Coach Roper's charges in their concentrated practice for the opening game of the season on next Saturday against Amherst. Long blackboard talks and several hours drill in signals have occupied the greater part of practice sessions this week, together with short periods of work on the muddy surface of University Field under the eyes of Keene Fitzpatrick, the veteran Tiger trainer, each afternoon...
...week-end attraction Coach Roper staged a practice game last Saturday afternoon between his first eleven and the second string line-up. It was the first time that these two teams had opposed each other in scrimmage and the 32 minutes of actual playing time were full of action. In spite of the stubborn defense of the second team, the regulars finally emerged on the long end of a 13 to 0 score, Captain "Buzz" Stout and Caldwell carrying the ball across for two touchdowns...
Following the blackboard talk on Tuesday, Roper ran his men through a lengthy signal drill, emphasizing slants off tackle and forward passes for the most part. The scrubs then took the ball and went through several Amherst formations while the coaches drilled the linemen individually in the playing of their respective positions on the defense...