Word: backfielder
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...Sophomore football team won the deciding game in the class championship series yesterday, defeating the Senior team by the score of 14 to 0. The heavy and speedy 1915 backfield fore through the Senior line for frequent large gains and kept 1913 on the defensive practically all the time...
...Whitney, of Newton, backfield, prepared at Newton High School, where he played fullback one year. He is 19 years old, 5 feet, 11 inches tall, and weighs 157 pounds...
...Princeton, on the other hand, although defeating Dartmouth by a large score, lost to Harvard 16 to 6. The advantage today will undoubtedly depend considerably on the condition of the field, a wet field aiding the heavy Yale team, while a firm dry turf will permit the fast Princeton backfield to play to the best advantage...
...able to approach close enough to its opponents goal for four attempts at a score from placement. Crowther at quarterback again proved the life of the Brown team as in the game against Harvard, being not only the mainspring of the offence, but a sure tackler in the backfield...
...team goes to Worcester with a clean slate, while the Academy team has been scored on by Andover and defeated by Dartmouth 1916. The Worcester eleven has, however, a heavy line and a brilliant backfield with a versatile attack. Their forward passing, responsible for the Andover tie score, is particularly to be guarded against...