Word: grounds
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...yard line. After one play McDevitt punted. Newhall securing the ball out of bounds on Dartmouth's 49-yard line. Wendell and Gilder made a first down in three rushes, but in the next play the ball went to the opponents on a forward pass which touched the ground. An exchange of punts followed, each team rushing the ball a few yards before kicking it. With the ball in Dartmouth's possession on their 40-yard line, the team failed to gain, and McDevitt punted to Newhall on the 38-yard line, who shortly after returned the punt, Osborne recovering...
...after the opening of the second half. Mason, who played in Captain Foster's place at left halfback, was good on the defense, but, owing to the fact that, he has had little experience as a halfback, was rather weak on the offensive. Lockwood gained a great deal of ground but fumbled several times at critical moments. As in the case of Mason, he was very sure in his tackles, twice stopping Mayhew, the fastest Brown halfback, after the latter had made a big gain. Fumbles were frequent on both sides, and the ball was seldom caught by either eleven...
...Ground was broken yesterday for the foundations of an addition to the north side of Gore Hall, and work will be rapidly pushed ahead, so that the underground masonry may be finished before winter. The plans for this addition, which are by the firm of Warren & Smith, of Boston, have been under consideration for some time in regard to the expense. The contract with the contractors, Connery & Wentworth, was signed Tuesday afternoon...
...Sargent's new game, for which a playing ground has been marked out on Jarvis Field, is being tried by members of his gymnasium class for men teachers. The game is now only in the experimental stage and the penalties, method of scoring and minor rules have not yet been properly adjusted. A few men practiced the game on Monday for the first time, but yesterday the full complement of two teams of twelve men each played for half an hour. The scoring was frequent, but there was little attempt at team-play or passing and the men generally made...
...discussing rule 14, exception 1, the commission decided: "When a forward pass touches the ground in the field of play, without touching the player at either side, the ball is dead and goes to the opponents on the spot where the pass is made, except in case the ball crosses the goal line without touching a player of either side, when it is a touchback. In both instances, the penalty may be not be refused...