Word: forwardness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...problems; Jack doesn't know what to do with him. His natural bent appears of late to be that of fullback, but as Freshman he captained his team from the center halfback position, while he kicks, thinks, and is handy enough with his head to fit into the forward picture. Anyway, Robie was the star of Saturday's game, and he ought to be close to the starting lineup on Friday...
Still chief of Carr's worries is that of his attacking forward berths. Manheimer, cagey with the ball, is a good enough center, but he broke into Harvard soccer at right outside, that's where he belongs, and that's where he rates as one of the classiest players in intercollegiate soccer...
...Forward Gaze, Reverse Gear...
...McAvoy should . . . have taken time to have the engineer put the power reverse gear handle in forward motion on the quadrant, instead of reverse, as in its present position, when he pulls the throttle, the engine will reverse, and if he's a good engineer and has his slack ''bunched," he won't move the train...
Patience was the mainspring of Benito Mussolini's policy last week as his troops wormed forward through difficult terrain. First Japan, then Germany quit the League of Nations on a fraction of the provocation Geneva offered to Rome last week, but Il Duce kept playing the Geneva game. He scarcely expected, however, to take any tricks before the British general election is over...