Word: gaining
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...yards. The latter then rushed 10 yards for first down placing the ball on his 45-yard line. Here, for some unknown reason, Felton was called on to send a 50-yard punt down the field, thus giving Holy Cross the ball for the first time. She managed to gain about 20 yards by means of quick shifts and fake kicks, but was penalized for off-side play. A wide end run was tried to get back the lost distance but the ball was fumbled, to be recovered by Parmenter off the field. Another march began and placed the ball...
...this point team B was put in. Its line seemed a little weaker than team A's, for the seconds were able to gain somewhat. It soon braced and took the ball away, however, carrying it down the field to within striking distance of the goal, when a short end run crossed the line. Withington failed to kick the goal. Score: University 27, Seconds 0. By this time it was quite dark and the men found difficulty in playing. Team B took the ball, and Bradlee eluded his opponents for 40 yards. Then more line plunges brought in the final...
Team A and the seconds lined up in midfield, and for several minutes the ball passed back and forth between them without any particular advantage. Then things began to break up, and Brickley tore through tackle and dodged four or five men for a gain of 30 yards. Freedley was the only man between him and a touchdown, but he was enough and made a beautiful tackle. This placed the ball on the second's 40-yard line from where a series of rushes brought a touchdown with Brickley carrying the ball. Hitchcock kicked the goal. Score: University 7, Seconds...
...field and after a series of line plays carried it across the goal line of the second team. Brickley made the touchdown. In the rush down the field, Hardwick made a 25-yard run. The second team, though given the ball on team A's 25-yard line, could gain only a few yards by rushing and failed when a drop-kick was attempted...
...engaged, until the army of the Lord sometimes reminds one of that of Midian which was destroyed before Gideon because every man's sword was against his fellow. If this be true of institutions whose professed object is unselfish, how much more of those whose primary object is gain. In such a case the manager has a sense of two distinct obligations, one to his stockholders and one to the public, and these are not infrequently more or less in conflict. For the one he will be called upon to account speedily by those who have power to discharge...