Word: gaines
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Yale Alumni Association of New York has elected ninety-seven new members since last spring. The membership now numbers 608, a gain of 324 in fourteen months...
There were 2000 people present when the game began. Harvard won the toss but gave Yale the ball. Yale gained fifteen yards in the opening wedge, but was compelled to kick on the fourth down. Lovering returned the ball. Pond gained ten yards through Connor and Shaw and successive rushes by Pond and Jerrems secured the first touchdown for Yale, after six minutes play. Cochrane kicked a goal. Harvard started with a wedge but failed to make a material gain. Two unsuccessful attempts were made against Yale's centre and then Dunlop was sent around the end, but failed...
...however, the team were worked too hard in the first half and in the second half were consequently not in such good condition as the Pennsylvania men. Under these circumstances a kicking game was the only one practicable. Pennsylvania, however, could do no better for she could not gain against Harvard's defense by her rushes and was compelled to kick. The game which was marked by frequent rushes in the first half became therefore in the second largely a kicking contest...
Here Pennsylvania failed to gain and tried to kick. Newell broke through, jumped into the air, stopped the ball and fell on it. Brewer kicked the ball over the line and brought it out 25 yards. Pennsylvania had to kick again and then Harvard lost the ball on downs. Newell here was playing his most brilliant game. Harvard got the ball and by short, sharp rushes carried it to within 1 yard of the goal. Here Mackie fumbled and the ball went to Pennsylvania. Brooke kicked but Mackie stopped the ball, and although the former fell...
Pennsylvania was unable to gain much either by her wedge or rushes and the ball was once more Harvard's. Brewer and Brooke both kicked, but Brewer did a little the better...