Word: backed
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...University football team and substitutes will leave this afternoon for Philadelphia to play the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday. A special car will leave the station on Boylston street at 4 o'clock to connect at the Back Bay station with the 4.45 boat train for Fall River. The men will have dinner tonight on the boat, and immediately after breakfast tomorrow will go across to the Cortlandt street ferry, leaving New York for Philadelphia at 9 o'clock by the Pennsylvania railroad. While in Philadelphia they will stay at the Aldine hotel. Tomorrow afternoon the team will have light...
...fourth case, in spite of a strong resistance, the ball was finally forced ever from the five yard line, this being the second eleven's only score. This defensive work was extremely encouraging, especially when the first eleven, after being penalized for offside play and forced back to the 1-2-yard line, was able to brace and secure the ball on downs. Squires was given considerable coaching on the defense and showed the effects of this attention by continually breaking up interference and stopping plays...
...touchdowns were scored as a result of very long runs. Lockwood made the first score from the 40-yard line. Gilder ran the next kickoff to the 15-yard line, and from here Hurley, circling right end, made the touchdown, after a run of 95 yards. Hurley ran back the next kickoff 44 yards. Possibly the best run was made by Wendell, who received the opening kick-off of the second half and, aided by good interference, ran down the field for a touchdown. Lockwood played an excellent game at fullback. Star and Guild were out, but did not take...
...Philadelphia for the Pennsylvania game are now on sale at Leavitt and Peirce's. As sixty-eight men have signed for the trip, the cost for each will be $10.40. the train for Philadelphia will start from the South station, Boston, at 6 o'clock, and from the Back Bay station at 6.03 o'clock, on Friday evening...
Snyder ran the next kickoff back 20 yards but fumbled, Peirce recovering the ball on the 30-yard line. Wendell made 10 yards around right end until stopped by Greenebaum's hard tackle. Steady gains carried the ball down the field and Wendell made the touchdown. Cunniff again kicked the goal. The first eleven was then given the ball on its own 25-yard line and after one rush Wendell punted to the second's 40-yard line. Peirce's offside play gave the second team five yards, but the first eleven immediately held for downs and rushed the ball...