Word: emphasising
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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In yesterday's practice, the freshmen ran Yale plays against the varsity's defensive units while the Jayvees manned the dummies against the varsity offensive platoons. The defensive workout put emphasis on stopping Yale passing plays, which were very effective against Princeton last week. The offensive drill saw Valpey juggling...
"I hope that we will never again have an outstanding football team," said President Robert Gannon of Fordham University two years ago. Under his rigid de-emphasis program, the once-powerful Ram shrank to an emaciated shadow of its old self. Then Father Gannon left Fordham.
The University's work laid special emphasis on the causes for a sharp decline in the population of Yap. Four major typhoons occurred while the study was going on, but this did not prevent the research crew from compiling a thorough analysis of the native culture with its age-grading...
The Varsity prepared for this problem by devoting most of its practice time to a lengthy defensive mock scrimmage, with the jayvees simulating the Princeton single wing attack. The emphasis was on spinners, handoffs, and flankers.
At Segars Mill in the low country, the Segars clan performed the annual ritual of closing down the grist mill and padlocking the general store. As Clemson folks, they looked askance at other pilgrims making the journey to the state capital at Columbia; there was no telling who might be...