Word: backed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...water, shattering and dispersing its reflections. . . . The air about her broke into a shrill ominous whine, and a black cloud of mosquitoes enveloped her, settling like dust on head, shoulders, and legs. Involuntarily she struck out with both hands. With a heavy splash her burden fell from her back and commenced to settle slowly into the semifluid ooze...
Score--Harvard Seconds 17 1-2, Cayalry Cossacks 6 1-2. Goals--Nicholas 7, Walker 6, Cotton 5. Penalties--Cotton, Quinian. Handicap--Cavalry Cossacks 7 goals. Time--six 5-minute chukkers. Referee--Norton. SECONDS COSSACKS Nicholas, No. 1 No. 1, Quinlan Walker, No. 2 No. 2, Schwab Cotton, back back, Cummings
...Back Bay came to Harvard on Saturday afternoon, and the much-sought Freshman stags were hosts instead of guests...
...five or six were present at these, in contrast with the startling number at this recent event. The proctors, although they were quite willing to give permission, admitted surprise and joined with others in wondering if this is to be precedent for the transfer to Cambridge of the famous Back Bay quantity production tradition...
With the count 8-5 Harvard came back to win 3 out of four in the epee. S. C. Smith '31 defeated Tompkins in the first epee contest. The chance of winning the match became hopeless however, when Sanville of Columbia beat H. B. Wesselman '31 in the second bout. Harvard won the two remaining bouts though they had no bearing on the final result...