Word: gaining
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Captain Withington won the toss and received Creede's kick on the 20-yard line, making only 5 yards before being downed. Corbett got 8 yards but Morrison failed to gain, so Corbett kicked to Fitts on Amherst's 46-yard line. Abele could not gain around right end and L. Smith threw Madden for a loss on a forward pass, compelling Creede to punt. Corbett ran to Harvard's 40-yard line before he was downed. Amherst lost 5 yards for offside on the next play but Morrison could not gain. Corbett therefore punted, but Harvard was offside...
Creede kicked off to Wendell who ran in 22 yards to the 30-yard line. Graustein on a pretty end run carried the ball to mid-field. Minot punted to Amherst's 15-yard line where the ends downed their man without a gain. After a 5-yard loss, Creede punted to Graustein, who took the ball to Amherst's 37-yard line. Wendell made first down on a 12-yard gain and on the next play made 5 yards more. L. Smith ran 15 yards and scored on a forward pass from Potter. T. H. Frothingham failed to kick...
...Abele gained only two yards in the line and Creede punted to Corbett on the second down. The latter ran the ball to Harvard's 50-yard line but the backs were unable to gain, so Corbett punted back to Fitts who was thrown on Amherst's 17-yard line. Connolly and Hubbard netted 6 yards but Creede kicked to Gardner who was tackled in mid-field. Here Harvard was penalized for off-side. Again Corbett punted to the 32-yard line but Amherst tried in vain to gain 10 yards and was forced to punt. Corbett caught the ball...
...second half Team B replaced Team A, but it was not until the latter part of the half that the backs on the University squad were able to make any consistent gain. Graustein's dodging and Page's close attempt at a field goal were the features...
...Andover continued to outplay the second team, tearing up the Harvard line and using many short but successful forward passes. The Harvard line stiffened when driven near its goal line, one time securing the ball on downs on the 3-yard line. The second team was unable to gain consistently at any stage of the game...