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Word: backed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Harvard Yale football game is neither the oldest football rivalry in the country nor is the gridiron the most ancient meeting place of the two famous rivals. The contest has come however, to have an almost legendary distinction which probably harks back to the days when it represented something very like the championship of the United States. Whatever the explanation, there is still no doubt that it is impossible for men of either institution to imagine anything quite like this game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BUT, ONCE A YEAR | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

...veteran fullback, whose defensive play against the Elis in the Yale Bowl last year was one of the features of the Crimson victory. After the New Hampshire game, in which he sustained injuries which kept him out of the Army and Dartmouth struggles, Coach Horween called him the best back that donned a Crimson uniform in the last four years. He also closes his Harvard career today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

...Mays, slippery and elusive Sophomore back whose broken field running has been a feature of the Harvard offense in the latter part of the season. He scored the opening touchdowns for the Crimson against both Florida and Holy Cross and gained the favor of a Mid-Western crowd by his performance against the Wolverines...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

...Devens, plunging and crashing back, who was the first of the Sophomore backs to win a permanent place in the Crimson lineup. It was he who scored the touchdown against a Booth-captained Yale Freshman eleven last year; he also pitched the 1932 baseball team to a win over Yale last Spring, fanning 13 Blue batters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

NameClass Position Age Wt. Ht. School Barrett, J. E. '30 Tackle 28 188 6 Worcester Batchelder, B. L. '31 Back 21 172 6.2 Milton Burns, B. C. ocC End '32 187 5.11 Andover Cunningham, C. C. '22 Center 19 185 6.1 Milton Davis, F. S. '30 Tackle 21 185 6.1 Loomis Devens, C. '32 Back 19 180 6.1 Groton Douglas, J. G., Jr. '30 End 31 185 6.1 St. George's Faxon, R. M. '32 Tackle 20 185 6.3 Milton Gildes, J. H. '31 Center 20 183 6.0 Boston Latin Gilligan, T. W. '31 Back 20 182 6.0 Newton High...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD SQUAD STATISTICS | 11/23/1929 | See Source »

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