Word: backed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...most of the men who helped to defeat Harvard last June are still in college. They are Carter, Gill, Stevenson (captain), Wilcox and Woodruff. Caldwell and Rogers are both back, but both positively decline to row. The new men are Cross, '89; Clawson, '89 S.; Wells, '89; Janus, '90; Newell, '90; Burroughs, '89 S., and a number of freshmen. Several of these are foot-ball men and will not commence rowing until the foot-ball season is over...
Bull, last year's back, has finaly announced his intention of playing this season, and will begin practice next week. He is a fine kicker and a good tackler, but it will take him some time to get in good condition...
...physically. In the pushing and hauling, its jostling, trampling struggle for supremacy, few muscles of the body are inactive. In spite of the accidents attending this game, as at present played, no sport affords better opportunity for vigorous training. Though rowing contributes largely to the development of the back and legs, and slightly to the arms and chest, to the gymnasium and foot-ball training we must attribute much of the superb muscular development of rowing...
...week at least, and even if he recovers sufficiently to play in the game with Princeton on the 19th, he will be under the double disadvantage of a lack of practice and a very tender leg. Beecher is the only man in college who is a first-class quarter-back. There is absolutely no one to take his place. Wirtemburg is the best man available, but he is not to be mentioned in the same day with Beecher...
...make matters worse, every man back of the rush line seems to have gone to pieces. Morrison, one of the half-backs, is doing wretched work, and is not playing nearly so well as last season. Graves, the other half-back, from whom brilliant work was looked for, has broken his nose, and is temporarily laid up. In the mean time Stagg, the great pitcher of the 'Varsity ball nine, is taking his place. Stagg is a hard worker, and with practice will make a valuable addition to the team, but at present he lacks practice and experience...