Word: gained
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...second team was given the ball near the centre of the field, but after several plays lost it on downs. Grosvenor made two yards through right tackle, after which Newhall punted, the second team downing the ball on their 16 yard line. Greenebaum gained four yards through the line, but lost the ball in the next scrimmage on a fumble. A fumble by the first team followed, on which Nourse downed the ball for the second team. The eleven failed to gain and punted, Newhall downing the ball on his 20-yard line. On a backward pass the ball...
...first game on a University team. For the rest of the backfield Lockwood, Foster, Lincoln and Wendell were steady ground gainers. Foster showed great improvement in handling punts and Lockwood, who was the only back to hold his position during the entire game, was the best man to gain on open plays. Gray, who played fullback in the first half, made two good runs after getting the ball on kicks and also gained a good distance through center whenever tried. On the whole the University eleven showed great improvement over their previous work this fall...
Burr kicked off to Willis, who ran back from the 5 to the 25-yard line. The team failed to gain and Cobbs punted. Hall downing the ball on his 40-yard line. An exchange of punts followed, Hall allowing the ball to go over his head for a touchback. Burr kicked out to Crosby, who was stopped on the 40-yard line. The Amherst team again failed to gain and punted, Hall running back to his 38-yard line, where he lost the ball. On the next play Harvard was put back five yards for being offside. Crosby made...
Watkins caught Burr's kickoff and ran back to the 15-yard line, where Osborne tackled him. Amherst failed to gain, so Cobbs punted. Forster got the ball near the middle of the field and ran back to Amherst's 42-yard line. On a forward pass Foster gained six yards and then Lockwood made a 30-yard end run, followed by another of four yards. Gray made the second touchdown. Burr missed the goal from a slight angle. Neither side scored during the rest of the first half, although the University team was forced to punt from...
...Cobbs kickoff from the five to the 30-yard line. After this the Harvard eleven played a strong offensive game, carrying the ball the entire length of the field for the fourth and last touchdown. Lockwood made four yards around left end. This was followed by a 12-yard gain by Lincoln. On the next two plays Wendell made 16 yards through center. Fraser went in for Parker at center. With the ball on Amherst's 45-yard line. Taylor was thrown for a four-yard less on a quarterback run. Miller made nine...