Word: gaines
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Ayer Saturday before a crowd of several thousand soldiers. Neither team found opportunity to rush the ball across the goal line, and all attempts to score were limited to drop kicks, two being tried by the informal, and one by the Army team. Line plunging without material gain made the total yards rushed by both sides small. The informal, however, gained nearly three times as much ground as the Depot Brigade, but at critical moments their attack failed. The soldiers showed great strength on the defence, and through the coaching of Capt. C. A. Coolidge...
...encourage men to come here from other continents. What these men think of Harvard, and what impressions of this college they give to their peoples depends much on how they are received here. If the welcome is hearty and they are convinced that we want them, our reputation will gain. The Cosmopolitan Club is assuming the pleasurable task of proving this. The function of the club is more than to receive strangers and to entertain them it is to spread abroad the fact that Harvard wishes to be cosmopolitan...
...returns from the New England district as given out by the Federal Reserve Bank show that the gain for the past twenty-four hours is practically double that of any previous similar period since the campaign started, making a total of $95,897,000 subscribed. This is a little less than 18.7 per cent of the total maximum required from this section of the country, and the major part of the time allotted has already passed...
...informals then took the field against the visiting eleven. Unable to gain after receiving the kick-off, Boston punted, the informals getting the ball on the 50 yard line. Two first downs by A. Horween '20, on plunges through centre, followed by a long forward pass, L. Crosscup '19 to B. S. Blanchard '20, gave the informals a six point lead...
...custom officials. He wants to go to Chicago and must raise the money immediately. Much as it displeases him he realizes that he must sell his treasures. Since they didn't cost him much in their native land he is willing to sacrifice them without gain. As you try a smoke from the top and find it very fair, or upon feeling the softness of the genuine scotch mixture, you are tempted. In five minutes the check is signed; you are alone with your prize...