Word: offing
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Dates: during 1920-1920
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As a player, critic, scout and deeply interested spectator, I have followed football continuously for a long period of time. I very early learned and have frequently been distinctly re-impressed with the fact that an onlooker cannot take his eyes off the field of play for even a brief...
Secondly, the cry which has reached you comes very largely from the newspapers. This is purely a selfish cry resulting from the fact that the vast majority of newspapers call upon writers who are only partly qualified to handle the subject. They are men whose normal field is baseball, boxing...
A careful analysis of the situation should convince anyone that it is not possible for any coaching staff to develop a brand new offense annually which is sound, scientific and efficient. The general development of football will be retarded, if each year must find the work of the previous year...
I think, without boasting, that the Harvard football record of the past ten years has attained sufficient success to earn for those, who have given their time and thought to its development, all reasonable protection, and I do not believe that it is necessary for Harvard, in order to be...
Therefore, if the suggestion to number players is distinctly doubtful on the practical side,--is largely the result of suggestions from sources that need but slight attention, and is definitely against the best interests of the best teams, why should Harvard, adopt a plan which means a tremendous amount lost...