Word: footwork
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...life," he replies. "Who is that from?" asks Alec, a bit off balance. "Chekhov," says Raul. "Ah, yes. But what play?" says Alec, recovering nicely. " 'The Sea Gull, I think. Yes, definitely, The Sea Gull.' He knew damn well it was The Sea Gull. But the footwork was marvelous...
...linkmen were setting up the line with short passes, and the superior footwork of the Harvard linemen made them scoring threats everytime they got the ball. Penn was taking more shots, but it looked as if the individual brilliance of Papagianis or Adedeji would make the difference...
With some rather dubious statistical footwork, Mitchell sidestepped the most obvious conclusion to be drawn from the report-that performance has not matched promise. "The continuing upward trend illustrates that crime is still one of our foremost problems," he admitted, "but the decelerating rate of increase provides a basis for cautious optimism." Although crime increased 7% from January through June this year, said Mitchell, that was 4% less than 1970's increase over the year before. In other words, things are getting worse more slowly...
Although the Columbia line featured fancy footwork and several unspellable names, the Harvard backs broke up most plays before they even reached midfield. The Lions tried to penetrate with long passes and fast breaks, but the Harvard defense was soon intercepting passes at will, and the attack deteriorated to un-gettable through passes and futile dribbling...
...almost axiomatic in the pros that a team cannot win a championship with a scrambling passer, Manning may yet prove the exception. Directing a green team (eight rookies in the starting lineup) against the experienced Los Angeles Rams, Manning kept the rugged Ram defense off guard with his fancy footwork and completed 16 passes, one for a touchdown. Then he closed the game in a style reminiscent of his Merriwellian history at Ole Miss: with one second left on the clock he dived over the Ram goal line to give the Saints a 24-20 victory. The following Sunday...