Word: action
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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This game, a far cry from the early or injun variety which involved whole tribes in daylong action over several aerea of field, is played by teams of ten sober, able-bodied American youths on playing fields all over the nation-year even on the Business School Field, home of Bruce Munro and Harvard's increase team...
Others in the cast of 30 include Peter D. Dibble '48 as Dr. Bradley, Virginia Donaldson as Nurse Preen, John Mannick '48 and Margaret Hughes as Mr. and Mrs. Stanley, in whose home the action takes place, and Barbara Nathan '48 as Aunt Harriett...
Rugger differs from American football in that the ball is constantly in motion unless a penalty is called and there are no regular plays. Because the action is fluid the coach can't influence actual playing, and the experienced player who can react to a certain situation in the right way will win the game...
...originally refused to release any films to the HLU "after several local theaters had protested." The action had been based on common trade practice which allows an exhibitor to complain if non theatrical 16mm showings compete with a 35mm theater...
...however, declared that the distributors action had undermined the "advantageous relationships" of RKO and UWF with...