Word: gained
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...couple of times and then Harvard was penalized ten yards for offside play. This brought the ball to Harvard's 20 yard line. A quarterback kick failed and it was Harvard's ball on her own 15 yard line. Graydon kicked to the 45 yard line. Pennsylvania failed to gain and an exchange of kicks found the ball on Harvard's five yard line...
Davidson ran Harvard's kick back to Pennsylvania's 20 yard line. Pennsylvania failed to gain and kicked to Harvard's 50 yard line...
...second kicked off to the 40 yard line. The first then advanced the ball by line plays to the 15 yard line, where, because of a bad fumble, they were held for downs. The second were unable to gain and punted to the middle of the field. Line plays resulted in a touchdown for the first, Cutts carrying the ball over. Putnam punted out well, but Cutts missed goal. Shortly after the kick-off Putnam ran 75 yards for a touchdown, aided by Bowditch's interference. Cutts kicked goal. Campbell ran the next kick-off back to the 40 yard...
Dodge kicked over the goal line and Graydon kicked out to the middle of the field. Here the second team was unable to gain, and was held for downs four successive times, being forced back from the 50 to the 40 yard line. Although the second was given the ball for the remainder of the half, it was unable to score. The substitutes then relieved the first eleven and lined up for 20 minutes against the second. The second was given the ball but could not score...
...University of Pennsylvania football situation during the past three weeks has not been very promising. While the ground-gaining department of the team is all that could be desired, the line has shown great weakness and has been broken up in nearly every game. The ends are the most vulnerable places on the team and any man of ability is sure of substantial gains around them. But on the other hand, Pennsylvania has an exceptional back field, and with the improvement that is likely to come in the defense, is apt to gain some strength...