Word: backed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...attack of the University eleven yesterday was again fairly strong, and the second team was unable to make any consistent gains. Although the play on the whole was neither brilliant nor especially fast, extremely well-developed team-play was shown at times by the first team. Newhall was back in the game at quarterback, and all of the regular players except Burr, Nichols and Harrison were on the field. Foster and Starr were again given light work and did not play in the scrimmage...
Hurley received the first kickoff of the scrimmage and ran the ball back 20 yards. After the first team was penalized for White's offside play Leonard punted to Morris at mid-field. Gilmore fumbled, but Meier recovering the ball carried it 10 yards. After several exchanges of punts the first eleven got the ball on the 35-yard line and rushed it down the field for a touchdown, Squires scoring. Cunniff kicked the goal. After the next kickoff there were several exchanges of punts on which Morris made two runs of 15 and 20 yards. Squires finally blocked...
...finish. Perkins, the next in order was rowing in much better form than on Tuesday, but was not quite able to overtake Thayer. At the curve by the Stillman infirmary, Weld drew up to and passed the Fairfax crew, but on the wrong side. It then dropped back and attempted to make a fair bump, but in the short distance left was unable to do so. A bump was claimed, however, but the executive committee decided...
...final races will be rowed this afternoon at 3 o'clock, the crews which were bumped dropping back one place. Owing to the confusion caused by the rule which prohibits bumping on the inside, the executive committee has decided to allow bumps made on either side. This change in the rules will take effect...
Nearly all of the regular players were back on the first eleven. Starr, Foster, and Macdonald ran through signals, but did not play in the scrimmage. Burr was excused from practice on account of cold. Harrison was not out because of a slight injury received in the practice Tuesday, but he will be able to play again within a day or two. Guild and Lockwood were both out, but were only given light work, each running a few laps. Timmins of the second team was excused from practice on account of a slight injury. Knowlton was again tried...