Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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There were only eight men on the '98 second team yesterday, but these were enough to break up the interference of the first eleven. Woodward, Bull and Knox coached the play which was devoted almost wholly to mass interference with a tackle back, and was marked by repeated fumbles. When the ball was not fumbled, the runner was generally tackled without gain...
Wrightington was the only weak back. He made some good gains, it is true, but was slow. Gonterman took his place in the second half and though owing to a rather weak line at times he did not make much progress, he showed himself superior to Wrightington in every point. C. Brewer played an excellent game. He gained much ground, tackled perfectly and punted as well as he has ever punted. He outpunted McCarthy, even when the latter had the wind in his favor...
...last touchdown was made by more sharp work, chiefly by Brewer, aided again by good defensive work of the Harvard line. Brewer kicked on the first down; then Brown, finding rushing ineffectual, punted back. As Brewer outpunted McCarthy, the ball got pretty well into Brown's territory. Finally McCarthy punted a long distance...
...Brown's 50 yard line. Aided by good interference, but chiefly by his own dodging, Brewer got through the whole field and was not downed until he was at Brown's 10 yard line. The attacks on the centre and guards would not work, so Fairchild went back for a goal from the field, but the kick was blocked. It rolled over the Brown line, however, where Thayer was tackled and forced to make a safety touchdown...
...ball was brought out to the 25 yard line. McCarthy punted only to the 40 yard line. After gaining some 25 yards, Harvard could make no more progress against Brown's centre. Again Fairchild went back for the drop kick and again the ball rolled along the ground and Robinson...