Word: backfielder
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...Freshman football team had three hours of hard practice yesterday afternoon in preparation for their first game, to be played at Groton tomorrow. Both linemen and backfield candidates started the afternoon at the dummies, after which the linemen were instructed in general offensive tactics by P. Withington '09. The backs practiced kicking and catching punts. V. Kennard '09, of the 1908 football team, gave the men some hints on drop-kicking...
...backfield is next taken up and compared with last year's backfield. "Mahan's playing has been striking, but it is the kind of playing that shines against weaker teams. Its effectiveness against a strong line is doubtful and certainly it not comparable to the plunges of Wendell. Thus Harvard has lost the man who was really the keystone of her backfield work, and there is no one in sight who can fill his place...
Brickley, Mahan, and Hardwick proved their claim to recognition as a powerful backfield. Their work was hardly less than wonderful...
Among the backs, Harris seemed the most consistent and reliable performer although he had a close second in Ames. These two should supply the Freshmen with a pair of dependable men behind the line. Gesumkey of Squad B. has also showed up well as a backfield player...
Cornell's opponent today is Oberlin and the game will be played at Ithaca Cornell's game with Colgate last Saturday showed that Cornell needs a backfield. To this end Shuler and Shelton have replaced Philippi and McIlvaine during the last week. The only change in the line is at left tackle, where Williamson, the tallest player on the squad has replaced Collyer...