Word: gaining
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...system which dominates American colleges, however, this hour usually resolves itself into a more or less dry text-book chapter. In many cases the lecturer merely enlarges upon the reading assigned; and in others the matter which he delivers could be incorporated into a text-book with a positive gain to clearness and cogency...
...kicking and receiving punts for the backs completed the preliminary workout. With Gilman back in the line-up and Dadmun displacing Cowen at guard, the University team scrimmaged with the seconds for the rest of the afternoon. King scored the only touchdown. The second team was able to gain a little, but could not get within scoring distance. McKinlock took part in the scrimmage, and Weatherhead was also on the field but did not play...
...rush with that ferocious charge, which marked the Harvard interference of last year, and often on Saturday a Crimson player instead of plunging into the opposing tackler, would merely try to ward him off from the play. A noticeable exception was Harte, who was responsible for many a gain...
...preliminary registration figures at Yale show the present enrolment to be 3303, a slight increase over similar figures last year. The freshman class in the college is exactly the same as last year, namely, 472, while that in the Sheffield Scientific School is 437, a gain...
...practice during the fall will be spent in developing accurate stick-work and in mastering the fundamental principles of the game. By reporting regularly for the autumn work, men with no experience can develop enough skill to become members of the team in the spring. Freshmen especially will gain from the joint practice with the University squad...