Word: gain
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...fairly encouraging considering the short time the men have been playing together. The defeat was due rather to poor team play than to lack of individual effort. Although the Freshman line was heavier than that of its opponents, Groton, owing to superior speed and team play was able to gain fairly consistently, especially during the first half. The Freshman backs were given little assistance while carrying the ball, and in addition made several costly fumbles. Groton's touchdown, which was made in the first few minutes of play, resulted from Bacon's recovering a fumble made...
...game was encouraging in that the Maine team was practically unable to gain through the Harvard line, and that the University team made steady and decisive gains. Harvard was held for downs only twice, both times as a result of heavy penalties. In both cases the University lost almost certain touchdowns. The tackles were given the ball more frequently than in the previous games and made substantial gains whenever they were called upon. There were three good chances for goals from the field-twice when Harvard was held for downs, and again near the end of the second half when...
Parker kicked off to Minor, who received the ball on the 8-yard line and ran back to the 22-yard line, where Hall tackled him. Failing to gain Minor punted to Newhall, who received the ball on the 50-yard line and ran back six yards. From there the ball was carried by straight rushes for a touchdown, the 44 yards being made in 11 plays. Carr went over for the touchdown and White kicked the goal...
...line up but several of the men took part in the serimmage on either team A or C. As might be expected so early in the season the offense was very ragged, the interference formed slowly forcing the backs to depend on their own efforts to gain ground. The defense, on the other hand, was excellent, the men tackling low and hard. On the first play after the kick-of, R. Bradley received a bad cut in the head...
Failing to gain after the kick-off, Bowdoin punted to Hall on the 35-yard line. Harvard was penalized 15 yards for holding. Leonard gained four yards and Harvard was again penalized 15 yards for the same offence. After several exchanges of punts Leonard ran around left end for 17 yards. With the ball on the three yard line the backs started too soon and Newhall went around right end for a touchdown. White missed an easy goal. For the rest of the time the ball stayed near the centre of the field and was on Bowdoin's 37-yard...