Word: backed
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...unable to gain. Sperry punted to the middle of the field. A fake kick and a run around Leary's end made only two yards. An exchange of punts gave on advantage to either side. Failing to gain by rushing, Pennsylvania kicked to Kernan, who ran back 20 yards to the 30-yard line. On the next play Kernan was thrown by Greene for a loss of 5 yards. Sperry kicked to Pennsylvania's 45-yard line. Stevenson caught the ball and made a beautiful run through a broken field to Harvard's 46-yard line. Stevenson broke away...
Smith ran Sperry's kick-off back 27 yards to the 31-yard line. Pennsylvania, favored by the wind, began a kicking game, and on three exchanges made 50 yards. Stevenson ran back Sperry's punt 39 yards and was downed on Harvard's 46-yard line. A fake kick netted 15 yards and then with line plays averaging gains of from 3 to 5 yards the ball was rushed down the field until Piekarski was forced over for the second touchdown. Stevenson's punt-out failed. Time was soon after called with the ball in Pennsylvania's possession...
Richard Evans Sperry '06, let half back, prepared at Marston University School, Baltimore, where he played on the football team two years. He is 20 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, and weighs 179 pounds...
...tackle to centre, something has been done to steady the line, but the play has not yet been sufficiently concerted to show its true capability. None of the candidates for end have shown exceptional ability, and in this department the team seems, somewhat weaker than in former years. The back-field, however, is very strong, and should help the ends greatly on the defense. Smith, at fullback, is a reliable ground gainer through the line, and a sure tackle. All three backs. Smith Reynolds and Green, are good panters. Smith being perhaps the steadiest...
...White at left guard in place of McFadon. T. Meier, who has not played during the past week, owing to injuries, engaged in the last half of yesterday's scrimmage at right tackle on the first team. The aggressive work of Hurley, Mills, Sperry and Hanley, in the back field of the first eleven was remarkably fast and effective, the long end runs of Hurley being especially noteworthy. The work of the University eleven in the matter of running in punts and kick-offs was exceptionally good yesterday. Randall and Mills made excellent runs on the kick-off, the former...