Word: backed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Great reliance is placed in a versatile ground-gaining set of backs. Veeder, at left halfback, although inclined to be slow in starting, is strong on the defense, keeps his feet well and follows his interference. He is also a very reliable punter. Morse and Roome are both fast half-backs. Morse is a hard line plunger, and Roome is especially useful in helping along the runner. Levine and Flinn are powerful fullbacks, but the latter's defensive game is rather weak. Hutchinson and Jones both use good generalship and get the plays off fast. Jones is best on running...
With Squires still back, Wendell took the ball through for three yards. Squires went through centre for eight yards. Squires gained one more yard through centre, Brill was then called back and Foster went through left guard for one yard. With third down and two yards to gain Brill was only able to gain a yard and the ball went to Yale on their 43-yard line...
...Harvard squad started the season with only two men of the late year's team back, M. S. Crosby '08 and C. J. Jackman sL., but the trial races have shown that the team is good enough to have a fair chance for second place in the meet today...
...scrimmage Starr received the first kickoff on the 10-yard line and ran it back 25-yards. Then the ball was steadily rushed down the field and Squires made the touchdown. Wendell ran the next kickoff back 25 yards and this time the only check was a penalty for offside play which the first team easily made up. The touchdown was made by Wendell. Both times Burr kicked a goal. After the defensive work the first team had rushed the ball well down the field when time was called...
...Semitic Museum has recently acquired a collection of about 125 Syriac manuscripts. Although some are modern copies on paper, others are old manuscripts on parchment and vellum. These manuscripts go back to the twelfth century and even to the Bible. The collection was made by Professor J. Rendel Harris of England, one of the foremost scholars in Syriac studies...