Word: backed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Wurtenburg, the Yale half-back, was one of Exeter's best backs last year...
EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON. - I wish to call the attention of the Directors of the Tennis Association, which I believe have charge of the tennis courts on Holmes Field, to the very great annoyance which arises from the want of back nets. The courts lie close together facing in every direction, so that a swift ball from one court will often roll through two or three others, causing great inconvenience to the players. The money for the back nets could no doubt easily be collected from those who play there frequently, as they would thus be saved the expense and inconvenience...
...postponed. It will be played to-day, at 3 p.m., on the Beck Hall courts. The first two sets were characterized by the heavy smashing of lobs by Tailer and Snow. Their team play was very strong. In the last two sets the Sears brothers played an excellent back-game. In the third, Snow and Tailer led by a score of 5 - 4, but finally lost the set. In the fourth, Snow and Tailer did poorly. Tailer, however, made two phenominal backhanded returns of difficult lobs. The fifth set was stopped by darkness. The following is the score: Sears brothers...
Andover sent the ball off again, but rushes by Remington and Fletcher brought it back again, and the second touchdown was made at 3.11. Woodman tried for goal, but missed. Woodman made the third touchdown and second goal at 3.16. Fletcher followed with the fourth touchdown. The ball was punted out but not marked, and Fletcher made the fifth touchdown, from which Woodman kicked the third goal...
...scored at 4 p.m. No goal this time. Fletcher made the third touchdown at 4.04. No goal. Shaw rushed from front of Andover's goal to Harvard's twenty-five yard line and kicked. Remington made a fair catch, touched, and passed the ball to Woodman, who rushed back to Andover's line. Remington made the fourth touchdown at 4.12. The ball was punted out and muffed, but rushes by Jones and Woodman made up for the error, and Fletcher made the fifth touchdown, from which Woodman kicked a goal...