Word: pointing
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...Hands of Children." The Prime Minister was addressing Fascist dignitaries gathered in Rome to celebrate, next day, the eighth anniversary of the Fascist regime. To drive home his point he declared that the French press will soon say that Fascists "cut off the hands of children, as was said of the Germans...
Fielding Harris Yost, the man responsible for what Michigan calls her system of play, long ago subscribed to the fact that points scored and not first downs win games and he proceeded to mould his teams accordingly. The first thing Mr. Yost always did was to develop a good center. With a list headed by "Germany" Schulz he can undoubtedly point to the largest collection of first-class centers developed by any coach in football...
Because of the almost total absence of a running attack, Michigan teams have been called extremely lucky. But, obviously, a team must have something besides luck to go along year after year winning football games without a consistent ball carrier. Beaten opponents frequently point to the statistics of the game to show how they outplayed Michigan. What they generally mean is that they outgained Michigan. While Michigan is outgained in nearly every game she plays, she is rarely out-played. Michigan wins (when she does win) because she manages to keep her opponents clear of her own goal, keeps kicking...
...these factors go together to make the Mid-westerners topheavy favorites today at odds ranging from 2 to 1 upwards, while critics the country over have picked the Wolverines to keep their slate clean and chalk up a point for the Mid-west in the intersectional rivalry tables. The only thing at present that may make the game a toss-up is the spirit of the Harvard tam, which may break forth in all its fury and wreak revenge on Michigan and bring a victory to Coach Horween in his last year as Harvard coach...
...that the illegal marriage of the supremely happy Michael and Mary gets another blow. Highly devoted and avowedly Victorian son David takes a young lady in marriage and the truth must be told. David accepts the situation with considerable grace. The play ends, however, with the police on the point of discovering the lie that Michael used to cover the death of the first husband. Everyone faces the possible jail term happily, because "It was worth...