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...fifteen minute scrimmage yesterday afternoon; marked by fast and accurate play, the University football team scored three touchdowns and a safety on the second team, using the forward pass with great success. Although the weather was rather warm, the men on the first eleven played an extremely hard game, not once failing to gain their distance. On the defensive the work was by far the best yet shown in practice, for in a 15-minute period of supplementary scrimmage, after the real game, the second eleven was allowed to keep game, the second eleven was allowed to keep possession...
...practice yesterday was not quite as spirited as on the previous day, due in part to the damp weather, which made it very warm for the men. In the 15 minute scrimmage the most interesting feature was a 22-yard end run by Lockwood, who carried the ball to within easy striking distance of the second team's goal, enabling the first team to score its only touchdown. Before the scrimmage the linemen were given individual practice in blocking and breaking through followed by punting practice, and a half-hour's line-up between the first and second teams, which...
Football practice began on September 10, the work at first being very light on account of the warm weather and consisting of passing and punting. The squad now numbers 47 men, and during the past week the candidates have been very thoroughly drilled in all departments of the game. The men have shown considerable speed and understanding of the new rules, and there has been a noticeable improvement not only in the usual line plays, but also in the new forward pass and onside punt to which particular attention has been given. There is every prospect of a strong team...
Since the Bates game on Wednesday the warm weather has favored the development of the University team, which has held two long practices. Batting has received special attention, and considerable improvement has been made in this respect. The regular fielding practice has been held, and the men have been coached on running and sliding to bases. P. Carr '04 has assisted Coach Coburn in this work. The batting orders: HARVARD. DARTMOUTH. Leonard, 3b. l.f., O'Brien Stephenson, c. c.f., McDevitt Burr, 1b. 1b., Gardiner McCall, 2b. p., Skillen Dexter, l.f. r.f., McLane Harvey, s.s. s.s., Richardson Hellmann, c.f. c., Main...
Professor Nelson was one of the leaders in the organization of the National Civil Service Reform League, of which George William Curtis was the first president. He was a warm personal friend of Mr. Curtis, and is now preparing his biography. Professor Nelson is a prominent authority on current political matters, and is a frequent contributor to periodicals and newspapers on national topics, being special political correspondent for the Boston Herald. He was the Washington correspondent of the Boston Post for some time, and later became editor of that paper. From 1894 to 1898 he was editor-in-chief...