Word: gainer
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Anglo-Russian agreement of 1907 is the most important understanding of its kind today. It gives England the ascendency in Afghanistan and equal rights in Persia and Thibet, but it frees Russia from all frontier troubles. France is the chief gainer by it, as the quarrels between England and Russia, which Germany has in the past turned to such good account against the French interest, are now obviated, and the affairs of France on three continents are thereby greatly improved and simplified...
...help along the man with the ball for such steady gains. Gilbert played a good individual game and made some 15 and 20-yard end runs. On the second, Osborne was transferred from tackle to halfback and in addition to his excellent onside kicking, was the best ground gainer for his team...
...number of new men were given a chance in the first team back field and several of them appear promising. Brennan, of the University baseball team, was put in at fullback, and proved a good ground gainer. He is strong, keeps his feet well and should develop into a firstrate back. Cutting substituted for Giblet at right halfback, where he played on the 1000 Freshman team. he was in every play and dicks a hole as well as any man on the squad. There seems to be plenty of men for the backfield positions but, with Wendell...
...from behind his own goal on a fake kick and running it out to the 38-yard line. In the early part of the scrimmage, the University team used three forward passes in five prays, making an average of 15 yards at each attempt. Wendell was the chief ground gainer for the seconds...
...half last year against Yale, was moved, in the middle of the season, from his old position to that of fullback, a change made necessary by the fact that Apononic, the regular fullback, injured his leg. Wendell, who is one of the most conscientious players, is the steadiest ground gainer on the team and also fairly strong on the defensive. Lincoln, who has taken Wendell's place at right half, is a fair all round back. Of the substitute backs Lockwood is fast and a hard tackler, Gilder a good ground gainer, Mason of great value in the secondary defense...