Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...first eleven was given the ball most of the time and gained almost at will, the runner being often called back after he had a clear field. They were strong on the offensive. Their interference was at first very ragged; this, however, improved under the coaching of Scott and Forbes. The fumbling on both sides was inexcusable, and this seemed to be their greatest fault. It was impossible to judge concerning the defensive work of the first as, whenever the second got the ball, they kicked immediately, thus not giving the first much chance for tackling. They, however, broke through...
...MacDuffie, weight 161 1bs., a promising man, is late, however, in getting the power on with his legs, also leans back too far and hunches his shoulder...
...loss of the active services of their captain, whether he would have been physically able to play or not, is a severe blow to the eleven at this time of the season. There is a greater need than ever that the whole University should back up the team and the coaches. The part Captain Brewer has had in the development of the eleven has been very large and is fully appreciated by all. It will be the best possible recognition of the services which he has given if a good victory is scored in the last game...
...trace the history of the English language back to the Anglo-Saxon tongue, we pass over a period when French words came in great quantities, the time of the Norman Conquest. This foreign tongue brought with it many alterations to the native tongue. Just so the Latin language was brought into the territory we now call France and in the nothern part, after successive alterations that affected the pronunciation, inflections and syntax, and after borrowing from the speech of the Germanic Franks, has become the French language. We sometimes speak of AngloSaxon as old English; with the same right...
...Fincke '97, of Brooklyn, N. Y., quarter-back, prepared at the High School, Pottstown, where he played quarter two years. Age 21, height 5 ft. 11 1/2 in., weight 160 pounds...