Word: backed
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...clear and brisk, making the afternoon a most desirable one for a run; yet, in spite of that, only six hounds entered. As Davenport and Downs were unable to run, Gorham, '90, and Dodge, '91, acted as hares, starting at precisely 4.11 from Matthews. Their course extended through back yards and cross streets to Fresh Pond, thence up the railroad track to Mount Auburn cemetery, from there to the Brighton abattoir, over Brighton street to Barry' corner, where the bags were dropped. The course covered about six miles and the trail was good all the way. The hares arrived...
Harvard Freshmen.- Wrenn, Newell, Travis, Hunt, Heard, Draper, Curtis; Neff, quarter-back; Brooks and Baker, half-backs; Forbes, full-back...
Groton Academy.- Tremaine, (Polk), Emmons, Meredith, Bartlett, Peabody, Scott, Ives; Burgess, quarter-back; Robb, (captain), and Mullens, (Cochrane, half-backs; Thayer, full-back...
Harvard Freshmen.- Curtis, Newell, Travis, Hunt, (centre), Heard, Allen, Wrenn; quarter-back, Neff; half-backs, Baker and Brooks; full-back, Forbes...
Phillips Exeter.- Grouard, Bardwell, Stickney, Beattie, (centre), Furman, Erskine, Heffelfinger; quarter-back, Barbour; half-backs, Brooks and Wood; fullback, Trafford...