Word: gain
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...afternoon; marked by fast and accurate play, the University football team scored three touchdowns and a safety on the second team, using the forward pass with great success. Although the weather was rather warm, the men on the first eleven played an extremely hard game, not once failing to gain their distance. On the defensive the work was by far the best yet shown in practice, for in a 15-minute period of supplementary scrimmage, after the real game, the second eleven was allowed to keep game, the second eleven was allowed to keep possession of the ball, and never...
...kickoff on the 20-yard line and advanced 10 yards. Wendell made nine yards. Burr tried to punt, but had to fall on Fraser's low pass with a loss of 11 yards. Foster kicked from position to Correll on his own 45-yard line. Springfield, after a short gain, punted to Newhall, who ran 85 yards for a touchdown. Burr kicked the goal...
...Hare for the second team kicked off to Peirce, who fumbled, but finally downed the ball on the 35-yard line. Foster failed to gain through right guard, and punted, Orr stopping Browne, who got the ball on the 10-yard line. The second team failed to gain and O'Hare punted, Foster downing the ball on the 38-yard line. Newhall made three yards on a long run around left end, after which Grosvenor failed to gain on a forward pass. Foster made a quick kick from formation on which Sibley downed the ball over the line...
...most encouraging feature of yesterday's football practice was the defensive strength shown by the first team, composed mainly of substitutes, after the ball had been given three times to the second team on the 20-yard line. On the first try a three-yard gain by Gilder and one of two yards by Greenebaum for the second eleven, carried the ball to the 15-yard line, where Gilder was forced to punt, sending the ball over the goal line for a touchback...
...failed to make a touchdown by direct play. Gilder made two yards through left tackle, but fumbled on the next play, Browne recovering the ball. The first team was penalized five yards for being offside, after which Gilder made seven yards on two line plays. Greenebaum failed to gain and Gilder was thrown for a slight loss. On Gilder's drop kick, which followed, the ball was blocked, but recovered by Kelley for the second team on the eight yard line. After two slight gains Gilder again tried a drop kick, but failed to get the ball, as the pass...