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...general work of the first eleven was somewhat snappier than it has been recently and the men showed a little improvement in team play. On the offense the mass play interference was better than it has been and the end running was fairly effective. There was still a great deficiency in the defensive work and it was to this that the coaches gave most of their attention. The men seemed slow and lacked the fighting spirit which is the great factor in a strong defense. There was also a general failure to follow the ball closely. The left side...
After the preliminary practice, the first eleven played two halves of ten and fifteen minutes each against the third eleven, and scored three touchdowns in all, one of them the result of a fluke. On the whole, the first eleven played a snappier game than yesterday, and did better defensive work in the line; but the interference was not good enough to allow the halfbacks to gain around the ends. Graydon was tried at fullback and did some successful bucking. He hit the line hard, watched the holes accurately and used his body well in getting through. Another improvement back...
...backs have been given a great deai of practice in catching long punts, while the centre men were coached for a couple of days by P. T. Stillman, '95 S. The eleven played together well in the game with Brown last Wednesday and put up a much stronger and snappier game than they had done before this year...
...candidates for the nine began training again yesterday afternoon. Twenty-eight men were out and their rest seemed to have been beneficial, as the practice was snappier than usual. The battery candidates worked as usual with Mr. Keefe and they, too, show some improvement...