Word: backed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...great extent, due to the discussion as to the relative merits of the Harvard and Yale strokes and runs as follows; In the April number of Outing a system is described called the "English System of Rowing," the chief features of which are: The stroke-A catch and swing back with stationary slide, then a slide with stationary body because of the legs. The recovery-A shoot forward of the hands, then a swing forward of the body, then, "and not till then," a slide forward...
Harvard Ninety-three-Rushers: Hill, Ellsworth, Samuels, Brice, Slade, Dunn, Dibblee; quarterback, Kendrieken; half-backs, Parker, Fairchild; full-back, Johnson...
Second Eleven-Rushers: (left end) Wrenn, Cummings, (Goodwin) Fitzhugh, Higgins, Grimes, Mason, Curtis; quarter-back, Nichols; half-backs, Blaney, Granough; full back, Curtis...
Boston Athletic Club-Rushers: (right end) Morrison, Codman, Beals, Wheeler, Houghton, Cornish. Beals; quarter-back, Kimball; half-backs, Peters, Hunt; full-back, Atkinson...
...unfinished match in doubles between Wrenn and Lockett and Orcutt and Potter was completed Saturday morning, the former winning the deciding set 6-3. The general play was not as good as the day previous but Wrenn's drives to the back line between his opponents and Lockett's steady play won the match. Following is the score of the deciding set by games...