Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...every department of straight football, with the possible exception of punting, Brown was distinctly outclassed in Saturday's game, some cleverly worked trick plays alone preventing Harvard from running up a much larger score. None of the guards back formations or mass plays which Brown tried against the line were able to gain...
...Hallowell before he was downed by Ellis. After more punting, Harvard obtained possession of the ball, and, by vigorous plunges at centre advanced it until Ellis finally carried it across the line. The touchdown was not allowed, however, because of holding in the line, and the ball was brought back and given to Brown. A successful trick on Campbell ran the ball back to the centre of the field, where Chesbro was disqualified for unfair play. Burnett then secured the ball on a fumble, and it was steadily advanced by line-bucking. Ellis made fifteen yards and on the next...
...practice yesterday was short and brisk. Much time was spent by the first eleven, the substitutes and the second, in running through signals for the sake of the drill in new formations and plays. Coach Lewis instructed the second eleven in the guards back formation, in order that the first may have practice in meeting it before the Pennsylvania game. The first eleven, returned to last year's policy of rushing the line-men, and Donald was used with effect from his position in the line...
Yesterday's matches were the most interesting that have as yet been played. In the first set of the Roche-Thomas match, Thomas frequently passed Roche by his long hard driving and clever back work. He was not able to keep up his game, however, and soon became erratic, with the result that Roche won easily in the second and third sets. Ward and Davis won the match with Lang and Bowdoin in two rather one-sided sets in which there was not much opportunity for scientific playing, the points being usually settled in a few strokes. The next match...
...Niedecken '00; 6, Captain F. W. Allen '00; 5, F. G. Brown '01, and 2, A. P. Wickes '00. The men who rowed in the four-oar, J. P. Brock '00, R. M. Patterson '00, P. L. Mitchell '01, and A. Cameron '01, are all back. Other prominent candidates for the crew this year will be: J. C. Greenway '00, who rowed on the '97 'varsity crew, R. L. Atkinson '01, H. Auchincloss '01, and R. A. Magee '00 S. The most promising of last year's freshman crew are H. S. Hooker, A. H. Sharpe, A. S. Blagden...