Another try at the same end netted two yards more, and then Harris faked a punt and shot the ball to Edwards, who was downed for no gain although he made the catch.  Harris punted to Chambers’ forty yards and Edwards got the runner neatly.  Chambers smashed through Hall for two, through Tyler for two more and punted on third down.  Kendall caught near the edge of the field and ran back twelve yards before he was forced out near his twenty-five.  A yard gain on the short side put the runner over the line and the ball was brought in.  St. Clair tried right tackle for no gain and Kendall made four outside the same opponent.  Harris punted high and short and Chambers made a fair catch on her forty-two yards.  A fake attack on the left of the line fooled the Brimfield backs and Chambers came around the right end for seven yards.  She made her distance in two more tries and placed the ball in Brimfield territory.  But a smash at the centre was hurled back and on the next play she was caught holding and penalised.  A forward pass grounded and Chambers punted to Brimfield’s twenty where Carmine caught and dodged back for fifteen behind excellent interference.

“That,” commented Thayer, “was real football.  Now, then, Brimfield, show ’em what!”

End attacks, diversified by feints at the line, took the pigskin to Chambers’ forty-four yards, and the Maroon-and-Grey supports were cheering loudly.  Then Fate interposed and Carmine fumbled, a Chambers forward falling on the ball.

“That’s the trouble with Carmine,” grumbled Clint.  “He fumbles too plaguey much.”

Brimfield was over-anxious and Roberts was caught off-side.  Chambers worked a double-pass and made six around Roberts’ end.  Two attacks on Tyler gave the visitor the other four and made it first down on Brimfield’s forty-yard line.  Again the home team was set back for being off-side.  Chambers came through right guard for three and worked Edwards’ end for four more.  With seven to go, a forward pass was tried and succeeded for enough to make the distance.  Things were waking up now with a vengeance and Amy was no longer demanding action.  Instead, he was shuffling around on the edge of his seat, watching events breathlessly.  Chambers was down to her opponents’ twenty-four yards now, almost under the shadow of the goal and a place-kick would score once out of twice.

But Chambers didn’t want the mere three points to be gained by the overhead route.  Instead, suddenly displaying a ferocity of attack never once hinted at in the first half of the contest, she hurled her fast backs at the Brimfield wings and bored through twice for two-yard gains.  Then a fake forward-pass deceived the defenders and the Chambers full-back broke through past Innes and Blaisdell for a full six yards and another first down.  There seemed no stopping her then.  Carmine was scolding shrilly and Captain Innes was hoarsely imploring the line to “get low and slam ’em back!” With only fourteen yards between her and the last white line, Chambers played like wildcats.  A half fumbled behind the line, but the quarter recovered the ball and actually squirmed ahead for a yard before he could be stopped.  Another attack on Tyler netted three yards more.