Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Gordon went back to the Soudan and spent the next four years in fighting. He won victory after victory, taking all the natives who so wished into his service. After a time things did not go so well. He was defeated in a great battle. From that time onward his position was critical. He had never doubted being able to gather the chiefs of the country around him. Now he failed and was unable to relieve his garrisons. He made his way to Khartoum, which he proceeded to put in a state of defence. He had several little steamers...
Ninety-seven rushed the ball back to the centre of the field before time was called...
Scannell will be back in his old position behind the bat and as substitutes there will be Morton, Buckman and Brown of last year's freshman team. In the outfield, Rand, Hayes, Burgess and Paine are back and besides these there is Edmunds who put up a star game in the outfield on the freshman team last spring...
...whole then the prospects for a good ball team this year are unusually bright. Seven of last year's team are back in College and the new candidates are an extremely promising lot. All that is needed is a good head coach and Harvard may once again have a ball team of which it may be proud...
...last year's team Whittemore, Wrenn and Adams have left College, but the rest of the men are back. Dean will try for his old position of second base which he covered two years ago when captain of the freshman team. Another good man for this position is B. Hayes who was captain of last year's freshman team...