Word: gain
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Harvard defeated Brown on Saturday by a score of 48 to 0, in an uninteresting and poorly played game. Harvard was not once held for downs, while Brown was able to gain first down only once. The play was in Brown's territory most of the time and Brown secured the ball only once in Harvard's territory, when in the second half Harvard fumbled...
Jones got the kick off on the 40 yard line, and on the next play Putnam punted to the 8 yard line. A series of exchanges of punts resulted in Lee getting the ball on a fumble on Brown's 40 yard line, whence gains through the line by Lawrence, Graydon and Jones, secured another touchdown, Lawrence taking the ball over. Lawrence kicked goal. Jones got the next kick-off on the 32 yard line and Putnam punted to Brown's 30 yard line. Brown could not gain and punted to Marshall. After a few plays Brown got the ball...
...world, he said, is the history of the broadening of the sense of man's personal responsibility to his fellow beings. From the time of the savage, the world has come to the time when a nation will fight for an oppressed people without the least thought of gain; and will send its ship laden with grain to a starving nation, from whom it has not received, and cannot receive, the least return. All the teachings of Jesus Christ centre about this vital principle of service. The aim of His life was ministering, not being ministered unto...
...interference of the first team, though still ragged, was more consistent and effective than on the day before. The backs started somewhat more quickly and the linemen opened better holes. The first was able to gain on the second at almost every rush, but the gains would have been longer if the men had put more snap into their play...
Except on kicks, the second was unable to gain. The first team, however, did not follow the ball closely, and failed to take advantage of the fumbles by the second...