Word: backed
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...play a very strong game, the strongest game, in fact, which it is capable of. The Harvard players, including Boal, who will resume his old place at guard, are in the best of condition and are full of spirit. The abundance and excellence of the substitutes, especially in the back field, will offset any weakening of the team through injuries to the regular players...
...work of the Freshmen yesterday afternoon was light and consisted chiefly of running through signals and of kicking. The line men were given practice, in charging, which is an important factor in the defense against the guards-back formation...
...adjusted himself to the team more easily than any of the new men. Daly plays the same game as last year but Reid has fallen off. Kendall is a brilliant line bucker and Sawin dodges well. Warren, Gierasch and Ellis are, in many respects, stronger than the other backs, but do not combine the qualities of a backfield which will be efficient against Pennsylvania, namely kicking, sureness in catching punts and speed in running them back...
...Seniors deserved to win. Not only was their team heavier and the handling of the ball cleaner, but their playing was far more aggressive than 1901's. Of the plays that were tried, the guards-back formation worked most successfully, especially when Shaw took the ball. On a double-pass to quarterback, Hatch once made seven or eight yards. Gains were also frequently made through the line because the forwards, by starting before their opponents, usually succeeded in charging them back and opening up holes for the runner. Although the backs never supported the runner any too well, individually they...
...backs really had very few chances to show what they could do. During the first half, for example, they did not have the ball for more than a third of the time. In the second half, they felt the loss of the regular quarterback, Daly, who was injured. The backs frequently weakened on the defensive, and the forwards, who were forced back, would often put them out of the play. On a slippery field and against heavier opponents, the line-men played too high. But they were not responsible for the poor judgement shown in the second half when, with...