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...learned a few new plays. That fact was brought home with increased conviction last Saturday. To state that Harvard played conservative football against Boston University would be to state an absurdity. Any team that gains 128 yards in 14 forward passes is certainly adept in aerial football. Since Haughton's day, however, it has always been a policy to reserve most of the strategy for Princeton and Yale, and then to use it only when necessity calls. Consequently the logical conclusion is that next Saturday will see a further departure from conservatism...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MAY DEPART FURTHER FROM CONSERVATISM | 11/4/1924 | See Source »

...must to all men, Death came to Percy D. Haughton, in the 50th year of his life and the 26th year of his career as one of the country's most distinguished coaches of athletes. Dressing for an afternoon's work- coaching the Columbia University football team, in Manhattan, he was stricken suddenly with acute indigestion which proved fatal almost before it seemed dangerous. "P. D." Haughton, Haughton of Harvard, Haughton of football, with genius for building gridiron machinery, had just capped many notable accomplishments with the re-creation of Columbia's once-potent elevens. Twenty years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Distinguished | 11/3/1924 | See Source »

Died. Percy D. Haughton, 49, famed football coach, of acute indigestion; in Manhattan (see SPORT...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Nov. 3, 1924 | 11/3/1924 | See Source »

...think it fitting that this Harvard battle field be dedicated to Haughton. Yours very truly, Malcolm J. Logan...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Communication | 11/1/1924 | See Source »

...team play inspired football today, it will win Cornell has the advantage of playing on its own field, but the certainly that the Blue and White will send a fighting team into the game determined to bring to a successful conclusion the season which started so auspiciously under Percy Haughton makes Columbia a 10 to 7 favorite in our opinion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON PROPHET IN PESSIMISTIC VEIN | 11/1/1924 | See Source »

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