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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Boston papers put it. "Bates Holds Harvard to 14 to 0 Score." Of course, the wet field made the game treacherous; but, though Bates, was at no time dangerous, she certainly proved that the University team needs a lot of that the University team needs a lot of training in certain departments and especially among the second string men. The game Saturday was distinctly a kicking contest and the work of the Harvard punters was very encouraging compared to that in the Maine game. The punts were not very long, but they were well placed and were high enough...
Bradlee, the new quarterback was again watched with a great deal of interest. He ran the team very well indeed, but was weak when playing on the defence. He persisted in misjudging punts, though just before he was taken out he seemed to have come into his own, for the took a kick perfectly and ran it in some 25 yards. On the offence his it weakness was that he seemed a little prone to fumble and handled the ball with insecurity. However, he has improved much since the Maine game...
...seemed that the University was noticeably stronger on the defence at the end of the afternoon, both against the second team's plunging and against its open plays. Though the line is not yet as strong as could be wished, it has tightened up within the last two days so that the gains of the seconds on plunges are becoming smaller. Against forward passes, the University was particularly effective, sizing up the plays almost before they were under way, and invariably spoiling them...
...Though we have not yet reached the first anniversary of the invasion of the Union by the movies, we can already see that their conquest is going to be complete, for the Union committee has wisely chosen to show them as an attraction to the youngest class in College. Some day, perhaps not more than a few years hence, movies in the Union will be a well-established and inviolable tradition, but we hope that the class of 1917 will not snub them tonight merely because they have not come to that respectable stage...
...backfield, Bradlee was the chief centre of interest, when he took a hand at quarterback. He certainly handled the ball well, though his plays were not as snappy as could be desired. It seems, however, as if he may yet fill the place satisfactorily when more accustomed...