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Word: gaines (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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...preliminary statistics of the university enrolment give the number of the faculty as 236, an increase of 11 over last year. In the academic department the enrolment is 1,252, showing a gain of 53 over last year. In the Scientific School the enrolment is 551, a decrease...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AFFAIRS AT YALE. | 10/15/1896 | See Source »

...game throughout was full of punting. The ball was in Harvard's possession most of the time, and it was only through good punting, especially in the second half, that Wesleyan could gain ground...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 28; WESLEYAN, 0. | 10/15/1896 | See Source »

Harvard had no trouble yesterday in defeating Trinity in spite of the reported strength of the visiting eleven. The game was on the whole decidedly encouraging, though Trinity did not present a team strong enough to really test the ability of the Harvard line. The visitors could scarcely ever gain the required five yards, and could not prevent Harvard from steadily advancing the ball. Both teams played with a good deal of dash, but both fumbled badly. Trinity was particularly weak in this respect...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 34; TRINITY, 0. | 10/8/1896 | See Source »

...playing was confined entirely to Trinity's territory and continual banging at the guards and tackles soon brought the ball near enough for Sullivan to be pushed over the line. After this almost all of Trinity's punts were blocked and two more touchdowns were made. The best gain made by Trinity was of fifteen yards between F. Shaw and Wheeler on a fake kick...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 34; TRINITY, 0. | 10/8/1896 | See Source »

...game started with the ball in Harvard's possession. Brown kicked to Dibble and the latter was downed on the twenty-yard line after rushing about five yards. The ball soon went to Harvard, however, on a fumble by Fiter. Wrightington made the first gain for Harvard, but on the next play Cochrane fumbled and the ball again went to Williams. Soon after this Williams again lost the ball on her thirty-yard line. By successive rushes through the tackles and guards the ball was carried to Williams' ten-yard line. Then Williams made a rally, but on the second...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FIRST GAME. | 10/5/1896 | See Source »

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