Word: gain
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...short line-up between the first and second elevens brought out poor football. The first team backs showed some ability to gain on tackle plays, but, as a rule, were too slow in starting and fumbled frequently. The line failed to open holes and to get into each play with snap and vigor. Neither team did effective work. The line-ups: FIRST ELEVEN. SECOND ELEVEN. Burgess, l.e. r.e., Crocker. Wright, l.t. r.t., Frantz. Hovey, l.g. r.g., Wilder. King, c. c. Carrick. Force, r.g. l.g., Lehmann. Knowlton, r.t. l.t., Oveson. Bowditch, r.e., l.e., J. T. Jones. Marshall, q.b. q.b., Noyes. Knowles...
With nothing whatever to gain and with much that is most precious to lose, the least that can be done to make the office acceptable to men of standing--and certainly none others are desired--is to give the stockholders sole and undisputed authority in the choice of their Directors...
...fours had a short brush downstream with the launch, before the eight went out. The first rowed much more smoothly than the second, but could gain but little...
After the preliminary heats in the 220 yards low hurdles, Clapp was the only Yale man left, while Willis, Scheuber and Converse of Harvard had all qualified. In the final race Willis and Scheuber began to gain on Clapp at the third hurdle and were soon several yards ahead of him. Toward the last Willis forged ahead of Scheuber and won by two yards. Clapp was the same distance behind Scheuber. Willis's time of 23 4-5 seconds in this event was probably the most remarkable of the afternoon...
...feet in the lead, and for a mile and a half the relative position of the two boats remained almost unchanged. The Weld crew gradually lowered their stroke to a long, hard 32, while Annapolis held to a short, killing 38 without being able to make any material gain...