Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Captain Thorne himself, and Fred Murphy, both veterans of two years' experience, are the old men who return, one of them a lineman, the other a back. Murphy, as tackle, will be relied upon by Captain Thorne to keep the line steady this year, while as fullback Captain Thorne himself will do his best to steady the men behind the line...
...following old men are back. Captain Brewer, end; Hallowell and Wheeler, tackles; Frank Shaw, centre; Dunlop, Wrightington, Hayes, backs; and Beale quarterback in '93. The other old men who will be back this week are Cabot, end; Shaw, guard, and Connors ane Manahan, substitute. This leaves but two open places on the eleven, right guard and quarter-back. There is still a chance that Wrenn will return to the law school, in which case he would play his old position. The other candidates, most of whom have been more or less prominent in athletics during the past few years...
With each copy of this morning's CRIMSON is enclosed the full programme for today's exercises. On the back of the programme is printed a plan of the Yard showing the various entrances and exits...
...fourth, Stephenson's grounder was fielded by Winslow and then Speer hit a high foul back of the reporter's bench which Scannell caught in brilliant style. Hayes also made a fine running catch of a short fly hit by Quinby. Hayes struck out, Highlands made a scratch hit, and Paine struck out on a poor decision by the umpire. Stevenson's grounder was fielded by Carter...
Today the crew, comprising Roe, Hamilton, Hager, Freeborn, Shape, Bentley, Louis and Hall (stroke), were out, but did not do much work, only going a short distance below Fawley Court and back, and then turning down stream a little way. Manager Francis observed that Freeborn was clipping his stroke somewhat at the finish...