Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...gave the ball to Dartmouth at critical times, and prevented much scoring by Harvard. The whole eleven tackled poorly. In contrast to the other points of play, the punting was good. Hallowell's kicks in general were high and long, but nevertheless, he fumbled the ball twice when passed back to him by Sargent. Considering the conditions, Sargent's passing was very good...
Dartmouth kicked off and Fincke returned the kick to Dartmouth's 50 -- yard line, where Proctor fumbled the ball and Ellis dropped on it. Here followed the only good football of the day. The Harvard backs, especially Ellis hurdled the line for long gains. Ellis finally scored and Lawrence kicked the goal. On exchanges of kicks, the Dartmouth players ran the ball back twenty and fifteen yards each time. Proctor tried for a field goal which was blocked by Eaton. Then there was more kicking until Sawin, catching one of Proctor's punts =, ran 20 yards. Fincke began to rush...
...score of seventeen to nothing. Derby and Stillman each scored in the first half, and then Stillman, with thirty seconds to play in the second half, ran seventy yards for a touchdown, on a fake kick. Groton was severely handicapped by an injury to Thayer, captain and quarter-back, in the first part of the game. The Freshmen played well, especially on the defensive. Captain Baldwin was again laid up. Stillman punted higher and better than usual...
...expected after three days' relaxation, the work of the first eleven in yesterday's practice was below the standard. The forwards did not get into the line-plays and allowed the second eleven to push the mass plays back at will. The second team made several determined stands...
...club crews are showing considerable improvement, except the second Newell which has been kept back by frequent changes in the make-up. Now that the order of the crew has been finally decided upon, there ought to be a change for the better. The race on the sixteenth promises to be very close between the two first crews, and the second eights are also very evenly matched. Most of the Freshmen who rowed in last year's interscholastic series are now at the Weld, but there is an abundance of good material at the other club, so that the Freshman...