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...unexpected strength of the Williams football team, coupled with some very listless and stupid playing by the University team, permitted the visitors not only to score but to hold Harvard to an 8 to 6 victory. In the first half Williams started off with a rush and caught the University players off their guard. Two careless fumbles in the Harvard backfield, hard tackling by the Williams ends, who followed the ball exceedingly well, resulted in a touchdown for Williams in less than five minutes after the kick-off. Throughout the remainder of the half Harvard was played to a standstill...
...second half, owing to the terrific line plunging of Minot, and the defensive work of Captain Fish, the University team came to itself in time to win the game by two points. In this half the Williams team was absolutely outplayed, in fact it lost more ground than it was able to gain...
...work of the University team was on the whole disappointing. The first half was slow, the Harvard team fumbled carelessly and in every case but one a Williams man recovered the ball. There was no life in the team and O'Flaherty at quarterback failed to get the men on their toes. He was slow in driving the team, lacking the decisiveness which he showed in the Bowdoin game. In the backfield Leslie and Rogers were rather slow in starting and failed to keep their feet. Frothingham though not as brilliant in the second half made several long gains outside...
Minot, in the second half, playing his first game on the University team, as well as his first scrimmage this year, put life into the backfield. He was fast, starting too quickly at times, hit the line very hard, and kept his feet well. His onside kicking was very good, all of the kicks being placed accurately. In the line the men failed to make holes for the backs, Williams stopping a number of line plays without gain. The whole line was a bit slow and no one followed the ball. The ends had the same difficulty, though their tackling...
...that on a 22-yard run by Lewis. Forster was rather weak, and once West let Prindle by for five yards. Nevertheless, the defensive work was Harvard's best quality. In the second half Captain Fish, who was hardly in condition, played brilliantly in Forster's place, inspiring the team with new life, which made the victory possible...