Word: backed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Harvard Freshmen.- Chase, Draper, Heard, Hunt, Travis, Newell, Wrenn; quarter-back, Neff; half-backs, Baker and Brooks; full-back, White...
...have been laid up for three weeks but are now playing again though the latter is still lame. Woodruff, contrary to all expectations, has resumed his old place as right guard. The other guard is Heffelfinger, a powerful freshman. Carbin at center completes the rush line. Wurtemburg, as quarter-back is playing almost as well as the famous Beecher. The half-backs will be Graves and McClung, both are playing remarkably well. Bull still fills his old place of full-back and will doubtless take all chances to kick goals from the field. The substantiates are Newell, Harvey, McBride, Pike...
...following men will compose the freshman eleven which is to play the Boston Latin School team at three o'clock this afternoon on Jarvis: Rushers, Wrenn, Bell, Travis, Hunt, Heard, Draper, Curtis or Chase; quarter-back, Lockett or Neff; half-backs, Newell and Baker; full-back, Brooks...
...there was no break and the hounds were not required to keep together. The hares, Gorham, '90 and Downs, '90 started from Matthews at 3.21 and left a very good trail through Cambridge to Fresh Pond, thence through Watertown, the Newtons, Brighton and Barry's Corners, leaving the back at the last named place. They arrived at the gymnasium at 4.55, after a hard run of twelve miles. Twelve hounds started, but several dropped out at Fresh Pond as the pace was very fast. Going through the Newtons, Davis and Priest went ahead and the rest chartered a wagon...
...Eleven leaves Cambridge for Princeton this afternoon at 5 o'clock. The team will probably be composed as follows: Cumuock, Longstreth, Carpenter, Cranston, Trafford. Davis, V. Harding; quarter-back, G. Harding; half-backs, Lee and Porter; full-back, Sears. Some changes, however, may be made before the game is played. The following men will accompany the team as substitutes: Crosby, Austin, Van Schaik, Dean, Slocum, Perry, Morse, Wadsworth...