Word: backed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...touchdown for Harvard, but Saxe was unable to kick a goal from it. Time five minutes after the play began. Three minutes later Wood ran across the line again and secured another touchdown. This time a goal was kicked. Score, 10-0 in Harvard favor. The ball then went back to the center of the field, and after a series of fumbles by the Harvard backs, Holden gets the ball and makes the third touchdown. No goal. The Harvard backs continue to muff, and Exeter drives the Harvard team to the 25-yard line. After a series of rushes...
...second half of the game Schroll take Markoe's place as right guard. Exeter kicks off and soon Holden breaks through their line and makes a touchdown at 4.14. Goal. G. Harding made a good run for Exeter, but Harvard kept pressing the opposing team back and in 3 minutes Harding makes another touchdown Goal. Score...
...following is the eleven which will play at Exeter today: Rushers, Holden, Piper, Wood, Morse, Markoe, Butler and Cumnock; quarter-back, Harding; half-backs, Porter and Saxe; full-back, Sears...
Graves, full-back of last year's Andover team, is playing half-back with Morrison at Yale this year...
...Eastern Intercollegiate Foot-Ball Association met in Springfield last Wednesday and adopted the following new rules: After four downs without an advance of five yards the ball must be placed back twenty yards instead of ten yards, as before. A touch down will be made this year at the point the ball crosses the line. It was thought inexpedient to have two referees instead...