Word: backed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...would not be drawn should have it returned. The number of men who signed was sixty-four. Of this number only thirty-two rowed. Thus one-half of the men should have their entrance fee returned. The management have so far given no notice of their intention to give back the money. As several have made enquiries about the matter, we would like to call their attention to this delinquency...
...Harvard team which faced Princeton on Saturday was made up as follows: Rushers, Cumnock, Piper, Woodman, Markoe, Trafford, Butler and Bancroft; quarter-back, Harding; half-backs, Holden and Porter; full back, Boyden. Princeton presented as rushers, George Irvine, Cowan, Speer, Church, Bovan and Wagenhurst; quarter back, Hancock; half-backs, Channing and Price; full-back, Ames...
...their favor. Harding started the game with a short run. Butler followed with another. Holden tried a run and carried the ball up to Princeton's twenty yard line. Harvard was unable to force the ball over and Princeton had the ball on four downs. Ames kicked. Holden ran back to the ten-yard line. Ball went to Princeton on fumble. Cowan was put off just before this for tackling Holden by the ankles. Chapin took his place. On four downs Harvard took the ball, and Piper and Boyden made runs close to Princeton's line. On a kick...
...next tried a run, but did not go far, and the ball soon went to Harvard. Porter and Butler made rushes. Porter started another run, passed the ball to Harding who in turn passed it to Bancroft. The ball was now inside Princeton's twenty-five yard line. The backs did more running and Harvard reached the 15 yard line. Princeton got the ball on a foul and Ames ran behind his goal posts. Cumnock missed him and he carried the ball out. Bancroft was disqualified and Alexander was put into his place. Woodman made a short...
...cross country, over half ploughed fields, full of rocks and stubble. At this point some of the hounds gave out, probably from the supposition that if they had been built for running, nature would have furnished them with four legs instead of two, and accordingly took the horse-cars back to Cambridge. After passing by the Brighton abattoir, the scent was found leading down Brighton avenue, but as darkness began to set in, it was voted to abandon the scent and strike out for the first side street which lead to Cambridge. When the hounds arrived there the bags were...