Word: runner
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...game the Freshman eleven defeated Boston Latin School yesterday, by the score of 6 to 0. The playing of the Freshmen was disappointing, although the Boston Latin team showed considerable strength. Frequently the Freshmen were held for downs and were unable for the most part to gain successively. The runners did not follow what little interference could be formed, and the line held weakly, allowing their opponents to break through and tackle the runner for a loss. There was little evidence of team-play, nor did the men help along the runner, when tackled, to any appreciable extent, few players...
...year played No. 2 on the winning team in the intercollegiate match. He also won the individual championship in the same tournament by defeating H. B. McFarland of Pennsylvania in the final round. In 1902 be won the western championship from W. E. Egan '05, and this year was runner-up in the western championship held at the Euclid Golf Club, Cleveland. He also won the open tournament held at the Exmoor Country Club. Chicago, this summer...
...Egan '05 is western champion. This summer he was runner-up in the open tournaments held at the Onwentsia Golf Club, Lake Forest, III., and at the Exmoor Century Club, Chicago. He played No. 3 on the University team last year...
...McBurney '06, substitute, was runner-up in the tournament at Stockbridge, Mass., this summer. He also made a very creditable showing in several other eastern tournaments
There were no long gains. Advances by either side could be made only on very determined efforts by the whole team, in which the work of the runner was only a secondary element. The longest single gain was made by Mills, when he scored his touchdown on a 13-yard plunge through center. In the second half the team again showed its great fault of last year in losing the ball after carrying it almost to the goal line. In this instance, however, it scored a safety by breaking through and taking advantage of a fumbled pass behind the goal...