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...after punts, his wonderful quickness in stopping Sharpe on trick plays, and his breaking of Yale's end interference, he showed a courage and spirit as acting captain after Daly's retirement that was admirable. Lawrence was the only man in the line who had any effectiveness against the tackesback formation, and is was he that put what strength there was in the right side of the line. Harvard's only ground gainer was Fincke. After taking Captain Daly's place toward the end of the game, he made several skillful dodging runs after receiving punts which were among...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A DECISIVE DEFEAT. | 11/26/1900 | See Source »

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