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until he was lost in the gathering that filled the space between grandstand and field.

"So far I don't think we've learned a great deal," said Lanny thoughtfully. "That fullback of theirs is a good one and, in fact, their whole backfield works together finely and has a good deal of punch. And Kelly looks to me like a pretty nifty little quarter. But their line hasn't shown much. The left side is weak. Look at the way Weston got through tackle there half a dozen times."

"They certainly haven't shown anything startlingly new, unless it's that forward pass dodge of theirs. They use the same five-men-in-line formation on defense they used last year. I noticed, though, that they pass direct to the runner a good deal."

"There's nothing new in that," said Lanny. "Here they come again. I'd like to see Weston get one over on them. I wonder if they've got a man who can kick field-goals."

"If they have they ought to have used him last time," replied the other. "They had a fine chance when they were on Springdale's ten and couldn't get through."

"Perhaps they wanted a touchdown."