Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...college dormitory is being built by Mr. George C. Little just back of Little's block and is expected to be finished by next fall. The building, if all the plans can be carried out, is to be the handsomest block in Cambridge. It will be five stories high, ninety feet square, with a central hall forty feet square. Besides being lighted by electricity and being well heated it will have the luxury of an elevator. All these considerations added to its central location will make it a most desirable building...
Kasson at centre put up a strong game and his guards, Connor and Peyton, kept back a great many of the plays which were directed at them. Scannell played better than Houghton, but in all the other positions Exeter was clearly outmatched. Several of the men were hurt though not seriously. They were Emerson, Hawkins, and N. J. Gibbons...
...given a chance behind the line in the second half, did not run very fast but he showed determination to advance the ball as far as he possibly could. One of the amusing incidents of the game was his attempt to get the ball touched down just back of the goal posts after he had crossed the line. He crawled on hands and knees towards the goal posts, much to the amusement of the spectators...
Football at Union is in a promising condition, although the line will not be as heavy as last year. Lyon '99, will play ful back; Sweetland, '97, centre; Mallery, '96, right end; Peters '96, right half back. For the other places there is lively competition, Smith '99, and Sommer '96, trying for quarterback; Captain Beckwith '96, Palmer '97, Bookhout '97, and Beardsley '99, for right and left tackle; Barry '99, and Jones '98, for left end; Taylor '96, and McMillan '98, for left guard; Terry '96, and Willis '97, for right guard; Hayes '99, and Myers '96, for left half...
Holt played best. Every time that a play was on his side of the line there was a large hole for the back. On almost every play he was through the line, and not one of the plays directed against him succeeded...