Word: backwardness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Freshman eleven is rather backward for this time of the year. This is partially explained by the unusually long season, the last game coming on November 25, so that the men are still at work on elementary football. They have some very good material, however, and a good chance of developing a fast eleven, although heavy men are lacking...
...very strong on the defensive and the second managed to break through their line rather easily. This seemed to be due principally to the fact that the men in the senior line failed to get down to the plays, standing too upright so that they were easily forced backward. The '98 ends were also slow in getting down the field on kicks and sometimes failed to tackle the fullback. The second played their usual snappy game. Wadsworth, Gray, Hoague and Graydon showing up especially well. For '98, Riggs, Flershem, Stone and Vincent did best...
...Rantoul. Has too great a backward body swing and is a little behind on the catch...
Haughton made a beautiful running backward catch of Adams's high fly in the fourth, but did not at other times cover as much territory as he should have done. Scannell led in the hitting with a single and a double, but did not play as cool a game as usually...
...steam-workers, who have caused all the unfortunate delay, will be through on Saturday, but the wood-work and plumbing are still in a backward state and must necessarily progress slowly...