Word: came
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Franklin Field Madar got the same courtesy that was being extended to scouts in stadiums all over the country. During the halftime intermission, attendants supplied him with sandwiches, dounts and hot coffee. He nearly spilled the latter in his lap when the halftime score "Harvard 27, Columbia 10" came over the loudspeaker. "Every scout in the place popped his head up when that one came over," relates Elmer...
...Coach Elmer Madar came here this fall after a year of professional football with the Baltimore Colts. Here's his formula for a good end: "He has to be a combination player, a back and a lineman at the same time. He should be agile, swift, and able to adjust to the various situations that come up. On defense, he should be rugged and rough, on offense smooth and shifty. In other words, he should be well-rounded...
...Faneuil Hall was used by the British as a storehouse and theater. During one performance an official came out on the stage and announced that the "Yankees are attacking Bunker Hill." The audience thought it was part of the show and cheered lustily, but sobered considerably when they found it wasn...
...spend a month basking on the Riviera and playing football as the "home team" for Nice. McCabe could go down with the team, or use his points to get a discharge. He decided to go home to his family and the wife he had married early in 1944. Ben came home on Christmas...
...using only the basic plays. He found that without long hours of practice that are impossible in high schools, half a dozen men handling the ball merely increased the possibility of fumbling without conspicuously adding to the deception. Despite waves of injuries to his 25 football candidates, his team came second in the league...