Word: gainful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...scrimmage. Jack Comeford, a September Freshman who has yet to attend a class at Harvard, looked good, particularly in his role as pass defender. Jack is the lad who throw the only successful pass for the Crimson in the last Saturday's North Carolina pre-Flight game for a gain of nine yards...
...Gallup poll, which as late as mid-August had reported probable Democratic gains in the House in November, indicated that, on the basis of present sentiment, Republicans would gain 21 seats, mostly in Eastern and Midwest States...
HarvardPre Flight Points Scored 0 13 First Downs 7 12 Gains by Rushing 123 254 Loss by Rushing 18 43 F. P. Attempted 11 8 F. P. Completed 1 3 Gain by F. P. 9 36 F. P. Intercepted by 0 2 Gain by Intercepted Passes 0 3 Number Punts 8 8 Distance Punts (From scrimmage line) 355 327 Average Punts 44 41 Runback of Punts 54 44 Own Punts Blocked 0 0 Number Penalties 4 3 Yards Penalized...
...attacks might be hit & run. Last spring's Battle of Ceylon may have made the Jap cautious. A land invasion presents greater difficulties for greater gain and would cut off the last practical land supply route to China...
...better than expected gain in freight carloadings pushed TIME's Index to 182.9 (estimated) in the Sept. 5 week, a new all-time record and 20 points above last year...