Word: backed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...well together but are not getting enough power from their leg drive. Farley's boat has a tendency to clip the stroke at the finish and several of the men are not catching the water quick enough. Yesterday, the two crews rowed upstream almost to the Brighton bridge and back to the University Boat House in easy stretches. Toward the latter part of next week, there will be a race between the two crews over the course in the basin...
...After two slight gains Gilder again tried a drop kick, but failed to get the ball, as the pass was too high. Browne, however, secured the ball for the second eleven. With the ball on the 11-yard line, Somes and Greenebaum failed to gain and Gilder was forced back five yards. Greenebaum gained eight yards through right tackle, after which the first team was penalized five yards for being offside. The second team was held for downs on the one-yard line, but after again being given the ball in the same place, worked it over the line...
Before the scrimmage, Foster and Newhall tried punting, under the direction of Coach Brown, while Gray, Lincoln, Grosvenor, Tweed, Starr and Taylor practiced catching the ball and running it back. The University team linemen had a long, hard practice in blocking and breaking through, under the direction of Coach Blagden. Parker and Newhall kicked several excellent goals from the field, the former from placement and the latter on drop kicks...
Miller caught Blanchard's kickoff on the 18-yard line. Lockwood at once lost the ball on an onside kick, Cate running it back 20 yards for the second team to the 20-yard line. Newhall got the ball on a forward pass made by the second team, after which Burr punted to the middle of the field. Foster made 12 yards on an end play, and after an exchange of kicks, regained the ball on the 47-yard line. The University eleven was penalized 15 yards for holding, but made it up on a double pass in the next...
...From the beginning Sulloway assumed the offensive and won the first set by good placing and clever net work, frequently drawing Chase out of position. The next set was won by similar tactics. Chase, however, played a very much better game in this set, being particularly good on his back-line shots. In the third set Sulloway played more on the defensive, seldom running up to the net. Chase made some very good shots at the net, but nevertheless was often passed by Sulloway's clever placing. The match on the whole was very interesting and well-played throughout...