His attempt at the record fell short by 16 yards.

The spectators are only 12 feet off the field, which is 76 by 120 yards.

The line was true: the ball short by twenty yards.

Sure enough, George closed the gap, came even and then pulled ahead by two yards.

Crawford pulled in front late, and won by four yards.

The distance is usually off by no more than ten yards over half a mile.

George led by ten yards when he crossed the finish line.

He missed the military headquarters building by two hundred yards.

The 250-pound bomb from the second T-28 missed the mark by at least a hundred yards.

The closest attempt was in 1911, which failed by yards.