Word: gained
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Harvard showed that the preservation of the Chinese empire would mean war for the United States; that a single war would precipitate international war; that the commercial gain was not sufficiently great; and that the United States was under no moral obligation to China...
Suppose A to have kicked off and put ball in play and B secures the ball and makes say 50 yards. Why should B lose what he gained because A was off-side? If anything, his gain should be increased. Suppose A to be holding or infringing the rules in any way and B makes a touchdown. Why should B suffer...
...which in the opinion of the umpire did not affect the play the offended side may decline the penalty. In case of a run being made from this play not more than fifteen yards from the spot where the foul was committed shall be allowed." Why limit B's gain because A is off-side...
...left the game and Fincke and Bowditch took their places. Sharpe caught Burnett's kick-off on the twenty-five yard line and on the next down Bloomer made five yards. Stillman was substituted for Ellis. Hale punted to the middle of the field, and as Harvard failed to gain, Sawin returned the punt to Yale's thirtyyard line Graydon then replaced Eaton. Stillman of Yale plunged through the line for eight yards, but a moment later Harvard got the ball on a fumble. A double pass play was then tried, but Coy broke through, got the ball and with...
Gierasch then took Sawin's place Sharpe caught Burnett's next kick off on the twenty-yard line and run fifteen yards. Yale could not gain and Hale punted to Fincke, who ran ten yards to the middle of the field. Gierasch made a three-yard end run, and then Stillman punted to Yale's forty-yardline. Bloomer and Hale made three yards, and Hale punted to Harvard's thirty-yard line, Stillman fumbled the ball, but Fincke recovered it. An exchange of punts and a twenty-yard run by Fincke gave Harvard the ball on her thirty-five yard...