Word: gainers
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...yard run by Churchill on the second play of the game prepared the way for Buell's field goal from the 36-yard line. Throughout the game Churchill proved a consistent ground gainer and in the end of the third period he got away for a 50-yard run. Buell, from start to finish, showed his ability to pick out the plays that were going to gain, and to diagnose the enemy tactics...
Thorne Murphy and Jim Braden were revealed to be the strong men in the Blue eleven. Each kicked a goal and each was a consistent line gainer in a disorganized backfield...
...would turn up, which others might regard as a burden to get rid of, but in which he would discern an opportunity for important service,-and the book or article would be set aside, and the job that was immediately necessary performed in its stead. Harvard was invariably the gainer by his self-sacrifice. No university can go on without the sort of devotion that he gave. It is only too rarely that such devotedness can be found...
...defeating the veteran Tufts eleven, 7 to 0, in the Stadium. Spectacular individual play by the University men featured the game. A. J. Conlon at quarterback made two long runs, one of 85 yards and the other for 30 yards. Ben Hunneman at fullback was the steadiest ground gainer for the University eleven and scored the touchdown and the goal. Captain E. J. Daley played a wonderful game at tackle. He was in every play and broke up most of the Tufts freak formations...
Horween prepared at the Francis W. Parker School. In his first year in the University he was regular fullback on his Freshman team. Throughout the season he was the most consistent ground gainer in the 1920 backfield and in the game with the Yale Freshmen he scored two touchdowns by line plunges...