Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...There are now about twenty-five men playing and from this number will be chosen the regular 'varsity team and the reserves. Three regular players of last year's team have failed to return; they are Blakeley (capt.), third base; Voight, right field; Radcliffe, catcher. Radcliffe was the strongest back-stop Pennsplvania had and his loss will be badly felt. The pitchers are numerous and formidable: Brown 1900 C., is perhaps the best of the lot-he was on last year's team; Dickson, Pearsall, Thatcher, Ruetter, Leighton and Shape are other promising candidates. Sherrill is the best catcher...
...College nine, Reid, who was substituted for Davis in the sixth inning, proved to be a good back-stop and a clever man on throwing to bases. With the exception of a change in pitchers, the make-up of the 'Varsity remained the same throughout the game. On the College nine, however, there was a pretty general change in all of the positions. Hayes began by pitching and for the first three innings was very effective, but nine men coming to the bat during that time. Later on he weakened somewhat and became a little wild at times. Blake...
Spring football practice for candidates for positions back of the line has begun at Yale and will last until May 15. Captain Chamberlain is to be assisted in the coaching by W. Bull and Vance McCormick...
Last evening L. E. Ware '99 beat A. Codman '96 in a very close and well-played match in the third round of the indoor tennis tournament at Newton. Ware ran up to the net on his service and volleyed well, while Codman stayed in the back of the court throughout the match...
...best played match yesterday was that between L. E. Ware '99 and E. R. Marvin '99, which was close and exciting throughout. Both men played in the back of the court and got good length on their strokes...