Word: gaining
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...inasmuch as critics concede the abilities of the men comprising either team to be practically equal. Should the double and triple lateral passes which Yale has so successfully promulgated this season result in victory, the wide open game, the worth the result that the runner has made a substantial gain through the line. The men all tackle hard, and seldom miss getting to the basis of the play...
...Parson the fastest, and Trumbull diagnoses the opponent's play with the greatest wisdom. On the defence the Yale tackles have a tendency to play too high and the assault of the opposing line has frequently forced them back with the result that the runner has made a substantial gain through the line. The men all tackle hard, and seldom miss getting to the basis of the play...
...spectacular runs and passes of the Yale eleven throughout the first three periods and the almost superhuman fight of the Princeton attack in the last quarter. Throughout the first three periods the Yale backs ripped the Princeton line to shreds, smashing through the opponents' defence for consistent gains of considerable length, baffling the New Jersey team with the double and triple lateral passes which she has so successfully advanced this year, and out punting Princeton on every exchange of kicks. The work of the backfield approached perfection, and the individual playing of Le Gore, the sophomore fullback, was extraordinary...
...competition by the undergraduates. Trials for the three upper classes which are still open will be held this evening. Any man who is not afraid to say what he thinks and why he thinks it, whether or not he has debated before, should avail himself of the opportunity to gain the valuable experience which the class teams offer...
...scrimmage which lasted throughout the greater part of the afternoon, the second team gave the University ample opportunity to test out various defensive formations, using the plays learned Monday from Coach R. W. P. Brown '98. But for some reason they seemed unable to gain consistently, and the regulars had little difficulty in diagnosing and breaking up play after play...