Word: coached
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Basketball coach Bill Barclay made his first out this week, paring the Varsity squad to 20 men. "We'll make one more cut," Barclay disclosed, "after the football season ends and we've had a chance to look at some of the men reporting from Art Valpey's squad...
These players include hoop captain Chip Gannon, now operating at fullback for Valpey; quarterback Bill Henry; and tailback Jim Kenary. The Crimson which opens against Brown at Providence on December 4, is now practicing five days a week. Coach Harclay isn't around on the weekends, since he has been scouting for Art Valpey this fall, and is now taking notes on Yale...
...time. Frankie, whose passes were misfiring, got grimmer each time he trotted in to the bench (which was each time his team lost the ball). Often he picked up a telephone and asked: "What have you got for me?" Up in the press box, armed with binoculars, an assistant coach gave him a G-2 fill-in (Sample: "Their ends are playing wide, so try a stop-and-go to pull them in, then pass. Trap the tackle on the left side of the line...
...Crimson's improved ball-handling --one of the most promising aspects of the victory--may have looked better because the backs were less hurried than usual. At any rate, they made less mistakes and, although not using even one single-wing pitchout, appeared nearer the finesse for which Coach Art Valpey has been working...
This week has been marked by the absence of such shenanigans. As a matter of fact, Coach Valpey attended a Holy Cross smoker last night as a guest of Coach Osmanski...