Word: gained
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...sensational features of the game appeared at the very start when Putnam ran in Dartmouth's kickoff straight through the midst of both teams and was not brought down until he had passed the center of the field and completed a 53 yards gain to Dartmouth's 42-yard line. There was fumble on the next play, but the ball was recovered by Daly, and Mills then broke through left tackle for a 34 yards run to within 8 yards of the goal. Two short gains brought the ball to the 2-yard line and a touchdown seemed imminent...
...subsequent loss enabled Harvard to obtain the ball on downs. Kernan fumbled a moment later, but though the ball was regained it was with a loss and Harvard was obliged to punt. Kernan made a beautiful 65 yards kick which on the return that followed resulted in a gain of 30 yards. With the ball at the centre of the field, Harvard started in on a series of short gains that carried the ball, but only with the greatest difficulty, to Dartmouth's 26-yard line. Graydon plunged through left tackle for 14 yards, and after three or four advances...
...Juniors kicked off to the Seniors on the 20 yard line, and as the Seniors were unable to gain. Pier punted to the Seniors' 45 yard line. The Seniors were gradually forced down the field, but held for downs on their 8 yard line. An exchange of punts and two clever delayed pass plays by Percival and Story brought the ball to the Juniors' 10 yard line. The Seniors forced the ball by line plunges to the 2 yard line, but on a fumble lost a good chance to score. The first half ended with the ball on the Juniors...
Everything that has helped to make the playing of the team so discouraging all fall could be seen in the work yesterday. Together with the usual fumbling, there was a weaker defense than has been seen for a long time hitherto, and an attack that could not gain on mass plays and received but little help from the individual playing which has been the team's chief reliance of late. The first eleven could score only twice, and then only by long end runs. The second team, on the other hand, forced the University eleven to punt a number...
...severe work. There was a very short preliminary practice in punting and in signals, after which a long scrimmage was held against the second eleven. Little encouragement could be derived from the playing. Except for a brief period in the second half when the team collected itself sufficiently to gain consistently, and forced the ball down the field for the only touchdown of the afternoon, it was clearly outplayed by the second eleven. Big holes were opened continually in the first eleven's line, through which advances aggregating nearly 100 yards were made in the first half alone. The latter...