Word: backfielder
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...last two days the coaches have put in a substitute backfield, and have drilled the men in the rudiments of the game...
Yesterday's practice was long and of an elementary nature, preparatory to the game this afternoon. The signal practice of team A was slow and at times resulted in serious bungling, noticeably when the forward pass was attempted. Out of eight tries only two passes were successful. The backfield, however, ran through their parts in snappy style...
Early in the play, Wendell scored for the first team on a fumble by one of the opposing backfield. Recovering the ball, he ran 40 yards for a touchdown. A good punt-out was made, and Felton easily kicked the goal...
After the usual passing, blocking and charging practice teams A and B ran through fast signal drill; Mahan, McKinlock, and Miller in the backfield for team A played well together. Special attention was given to the development of the forward pass...
...into two teams, which lined up for a scrimmage. First one team was given the ball and then the other, so that the play see-sawed back and forth over the field. Coach W. T. Gardiner '14 made many changes in the line-ups, especially among the forwards. The backfield candidates worked fairly well...