Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...single scene represents a vestibule opening into an inner court of the temple at Jerusalem. The back-ground is a semi-circular wall pierced by three heavily curtained doors at its centre. Three low, broad steps lead up to the middle door...
...Varsity again showed up promisingly in their practice yesterday afternoon. Every man was in the game all the time and several of the players really did commendable work. Haughton showed his best form of the season in back-field work. His blocking off for the protection of the runner on receiving punts was unusually strong, while his punts were long and well placed. Twice he interfered for Dibblee so successfully on kicks that he was enabled to make fine 15 and 25 yard runs. Late in the practice however he was struck so hard by the opposing ends that...
...spite of the natural chagrin felt by Harvard men at the unexpected result of the Yale game and the tendency to feel discouraged as to the outlook in football, nothing could be more unreasonable than to consider the season as a whole a serious set-back to Harvard athletics...
...were called out for the trial eights yesterday were made up into two crews to try the men in different positions than they have been rowing. Mr. Lehmann and Mr. Willis rowed seven and stroke respectively in both crews to get the men back of them swinging in the right cadence. Captain Goodrich's crew rowed with two men added while the two Englishmen were in the other boat. Both crews rowed in shells and were made up as follows...
...first time this season Mills was tried behind the line at fullback. It has been thought that advantageous results might be obtained by making this change. Haughton would then play tackle on the offence, while on the defense Mills would go back to his regular position. By this plan Harvard would be practically as strong in the line on the offensive, while behind the line Mills shows all the qualifications of a hard line-bucker. There was also a reversal of positions among the substitute ends, Richardson and Bull changing places...