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Word: gaining (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...communities there are individuals who seize every opportunity to attract attention to themselves by loud noises. Such men are always in numbers a very minor element, and come to be regarded as unworthy of the attention which they so strenuously seek. At first they may gain a little superficial notoriety, but this is soon lost in any true estimate of their worth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DISTURBANCES AT MEMORIAL | 11/9/1910 | See Source »

...place. Cornell punted to Harvard's 20-yard line where Potter took the kick and ran 20 yards to his 41-yard line. Two rushes netted only 8 yards and Felton punted to O'Connor who it ran in 25 yards to mid-field. Cornell was unable to gain on the next two plays and tried an onside kick, which escaped the Harvard backs and was only recovered by Potter on the 4-yard line. Felton at once kicked the ball out of danger to his 45-yard line, Butler running it back 10 yards. An incomplete forward pass resulted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD WON EASILY, 27 TO 5 | 11/7/1910 | See Source »

...penalty put the ball back to the 21-yard line and the backs were unable to overcome this handicap in the next two plays. Felton punted to Bates on the 34-yard line. The latter made 10 yards before O'Flaherty tackled him. The Cornell backs were unable to gain and Butler kicked a low ball to Campbell on Harvard's 17-yard line. Good tackling by the Cornell ends prevented Campbell from rung in more than 7 yards, and it was Harvard's ball on its 25-yard line. Campbell made 10 yards around left end and Tryon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD WON EASILY, 27 TO 5 | 11/7/1910 | See Source »

...kick-off 18 yards to the 37-yards line. Long took Felton's place. Again with help from nearly the whole team, Graustein executed a beautiful run of 27 yards through a broke field to Cornell's 43-yard line. Here Paine replaced O'Flaherty. After Graustein failed to gain through the line, Harvard kicked to Cornell's 5-yard line where Paine downed Butler in his tracks. Butler, on the first play, punted to Gardner who made only 5 yards against the opposing ends to Cornell's 35-yard line. At this point time was called for the third...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD WON EASILY, 27 TO 5 | 11/7/1910 | See Source »

Minot replaced Blodgett. By straight line plays Wendell and Graustein advanced the ball with little difficulty to Cornell's 5-yard line where a penalty of 15 yards put Harvard back to the 20-yard line. Wendell had been able to gain 10 yards in two downs when another penalty put the ball back to the 30-yard line. Gardner attempted a forward pass to left end and it was recovered by Long after several fumbles. Another forward pass to Graustein over the centre of the line placed the ball on the 3-yard line. Pierce took Graustein's place...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD WON EASILY, 27 TO 5 | 11/7/1910 | See Source »

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