Word: crouches
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Next best position is a forward crouch. Its advantages: 1) it is instinctively assumed during the strain of fighting; 2) it lowers the head, sends more blood to the brain; 3) it presses in the belly, thus preventing the "pooling of blood"; 4) it has a strong psychological effect which tones up blood pressure and resistance...
Frank Aydelotte, 59, is a compactly built fellow with an athlete's crouch, a bald head and a warm, crinkly smile. His big, bold ears are a campus joke which Dr. Aydelotte enjoys as much as anybody. When he became Swarthmore's president in 1921, after teaching English at Indiana University - his alma mater - and M.I.T., Frank Aydelotte had two aims: 1) to make bright students study more; 2) to de-professionalize college athletics...
Because of this scaffoldy buildup, what happened in Manhattan's Madison Square Garden last week made every fight fan sit up and take notice. From the opening bell, the challenger befuddled the champion. Fighting from an apelike crouch, he weaved and bobbed, annoyed slow-thinking Louis, threw him off balance, crowded him against the ropes. These tactics had been tried on Louis before...