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EXETER, N. H., November 12, 1897.- Exeter defeated Andover 18-14 yesterday afternoon in one of the best and cleverest contests ever seen between preparatory schools. Five minutes' more play would undoubtedly have enabled Andover to score again, and by kicking a goal to win the game. As it was, Exeter took a brace just in time and managed to hold their opponents. Any other game but football would have been postponed, for the field was literally a mass...
...Exeter scored twice in the first half and Andover twice in the second. In the second half, Schrieber's fatal fumble on the kick-off enabled Exeter to get the ball near the line and score by a determined effort. During the greater part of the first half Exeter forced the play, but seemingly became discouraged at being forced to a safety and weakened greatly in the second half...
...Amherst game which followed, and which was won by the score of 38-0, the line-men showed a palpable weakness in the defense of punts and their lack of aggressiveness in breaking through. The West Point game, won by the score of 10-0, was characteristic of fumbling and ragged defence, while once more Harvard's backs proved inferior to those of their opponents. Against Newton the 'Varsity scored 24 points and showed a decided improvement over their previous form. The next game with Brown they also won easily by the score of 18-0, and in this game...
...between H. W. Brown, L. S., and R. B. Sprague, L. S., for sixteenth place in the preliminary round of the University golf championship tournament, was played off yesterday. Brown won by a score...
...first shoot for the Founders Cup was held yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field, and resulted in P. Bancroft '99, scoring eleven points, which was the highest score, and H. W. Sanford 1900, ten points...