Word: ground
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...thought that this country, of all countries, should possess a German Museum in the wider sense of the word, since the great majority of the American people are of Germanic origin, and it is here that in modern homes descendants of all Germanic tribes have met on a common ground and carried on the work of civilization side by side...
...yards to Exeter's 98 and secured first down 21 to Exeter's 14 times. Both elevens relied for their gains on straight football. The feature of the game was a field-goal from the 35-yard line by Cummings of Andover. McCormick, fullback, proved Exeter's best ground gainer...
...over the new cement seats. It has also been decided to increase the natural seating capacity of the Stadium for the Yale game by ten more entire rows. This will be done by erecting four rows of temporary seats around the broad promenade and six rows on the ground inside the Stadium wall below the level of the first seats...
Bowditch's work at right end was the one redeeming feature of the defense. On the offense, Schoellkopf was the most consistent ground gainer and made one long run of 55 yards which almost resulted in a touchdown. Owing to the lack of active interference, Nichols and Hurley were frequently unable to gain around...
Yesterday's work was very ragged and the most unsatisfactory since secret practice began. The faults were those that have characterized the play throughout the season, and some of them, notably fumbling and unsteadiness in starting, were even more pronounced than usual. Much time and ground were lost in starting before the ball was snapped, and the frequent loss of the ball on fumbles by both elevens was a discouraging feature of the practice...