Word: shorts
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...probable that they will both be able to play on Saturday. Brill, also, was again on the field and took part in signal practice at left tackle on the University team. After the usual preliminary work and signal practice the University team lined up for a short scrimmage with the second eleven. The second eleven was given the ball on the University team's 10-yard line and in five downs carried it over the goal line for a touchdown. They then kicked off to the first team's 20-yard line from where the University team rushed the ball...
After this short secret practice the public was admitted to the last open practice of the year. The University team lined up against the Freshman eleven for a 10-minute scrimmage, in which the University team scored two touchdowns. The University team kicked off to the 20-yard line. The Freshmen were unable to gain and Talbot punted to the middle of the field to Sperry, who ran the ball in 8 yards. By continuous line plunges at tackle, chiefly by Mills, the ball was quickly carried down the field and Mills was pushed over from the 1-2 yard...
...punt gave the ball to the second eleven on the University team's 7-yard line, and in two plays Kersberg went over for a touchdown. Pell fumbled the next kick-off but recovered the ball for the second team on its own 20-yard line. After a few short gains Kerans made a quarterback run around end for 30 yards. The University team then held for downs and Sperry punted to Wilder, who advanced the ball 15 yards. Kerans then made an end run of 15 yards. After a few short gains on line plunges by the second eleven...
...first half Princeton was unable to stop Yale's rushes, and gained first down but three times. Both of Yale's touchdowns were made in this half, the first by a series of short rushes, aided by Leavenworth's 35-yard run, and the second by a blocked kick which rolled over the goal line and was secured by a Yale player. In the second half Princeton played a stronger game, and succeeded in rushing the ball to Yale's 25-yard line, where, however, it was lost on downs...
...line-up: YALE. PRINCETON. Shevlin, l.e. r.e., Tooker (Ward) Bloomer, l.t. r.t., Stannard Kinney, l.g. r.g., Short Roraback, c. c., Dutcher Tripp, r.g. l.g., Dillon Hogan, r.t. l.t., Cooney Neal, r.e. l.e., Crawford Rockwell, q.b. q.b., Burke (Tenney) Hoyt, l.h.b. r.h.b., Foulke (King) Leavenworth, r.h.b. l.h.b., Ritter Owsley (Flinn), f.b. f.b., Roulon-Miller