Word: gain
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...first half, Harvard rushed 41 times for a net gain of 72 yards, 5 rushes being made without gain and 2 for a loss. Yale rushed 28 times with a total gain of 164 yards. Twice Yale failed to gain and three times was thrown for a loss. A series of 19 straight rushes by Harvard netted 43 yards. Yale's longest continuous series consisted of 11 rushes for a distance of 38 yards to a touchdown. The only long run made during the half was that of 73 yards through the Harvard line by Metcalf for a touchdown...
...game itself was remarkable in some ways. The spectacle of two teams, either of which had the ability to gain through the other, ending the contest with such a one-sided score was certainly unusual. It is also seldom that a strong team is scored upon by a long run, yet there was one run of 74 yards straight through the line for a touchdown, and there were others similarly executed which, if not stopped by the man in the backfield, would have had the same result. With the exception of these plays and a few punts of extraordinary length...
...through his own efforts alone he stopped plays outside of tackle which but for him would have gone on unchecked for a possible repetition of Metcalf's long run for a touchdown. Both he and Mills, who was exceptionally active on the other side of the line, prevented all gains around their positions, and were kept from doing the same excellent work on punts only by the fine blocking and holding of Chadwick and the opposing ends. C. B. Marshall, in running the team, used admirable judgment, and by his work in the open, though his gains on kicks were...
Shevlin received the kick-off on Yale's 15 yard line and advanced 8 yards before he was tackled by Mills. Chadwick made 4 yards outside of left tackle. Kinney failed to gain and Bowman punted to Marshall who was downed by Kinney in the centre of the field. Knowlton, Graydon and Kernan in short rushes, carried the ball to Yale's 36 yard line, where it was given to Yale for holding. After a small gain Bowman punted to Kernan who was downed by Shevlin on Harvard's 32 yard line. Putnam and Graydon made the necessary five yards...
...main object of the practice was to test the defensive strength of the team, and several times the second eleven was permitted to retain the ball after it had been lost on downs. It was of no avail, however, for once the second team, instead of making even small gains, was thrown back in eight plays for a loss of 10 yards, and again on a long series of rushes could gain but 40 yards. There were few long runs; the three touchdowns scored by the first team were the result of steady line plunging. Mills ran in a kick...