Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...little experience, but they have shown nothing more than mediocre skill. Consequently, some new main from the incoming class will probably be developed. This will not be the case on the ends, especially if Coy and Hubbell can come out to compete with. Ordway, Van Wicklen and Schweppe. Back of the line, Sullivan at quarter and Dudley and Townsend as backs are at present the most promising men to run with McBride at fullback...
...extra seats will be erected today on the baseball field between the stands back of the home plate and third base. Tickets for these seats will be put on sale at Leavitt and Peirce's today at noon. The sale will be limited at first to Harvard undergraduates and graduates and no man may purchase more than two seats. The price of seats will...
...crew paddled down the river easily to the half mile mark and from there rowed to the start on time, covering the distance in 2m. 50s. The blade work of the starboard side was rather ragged and the boat very unsteady. The eight was sent back to the half mile flag a second time, and again rowed the distance on time. The work was vastly improved, as was shown by the new time...
...Ware '99 won the tennis championship of the State yesterday, on the courts of the Longwood Cricket Club, by defeating H. Ward 1900, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Neither player was in especially good form. Ward was particularly erratic. His back hand strokes were never sure and a fatal tendency of driving into the net lost him many points. Ware played fairly good tennis, but was inclined to play into his opponent's hands...
...fourth annual regatta of the Metropolitan Amateur Rowing Association will take place on the Back Bay course beginning at 11 o'clock this morning. Twenty minutes will be allowed for each race. The races will be upstream from the Union Boat House, one mile and a half with a turn, except the eight-oared events which will be rowed down stream, one mile and a half with the finish at the Union Boat House...