Word: game
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Price, Gentlemen." With the pressure on, there was talk of working Newcombe every third day. In next week's vital three-game series with the Cardinals, he is scheduled for two of them. Says he: "I'll throw as much as they want...
...they have more traction and develop more self-confidence in their ability to spin and cut. At Notre Dame, the gym is also used for pass-catching drills, with passers bouncing footballs off the backboards; it makes Leahy's players more adept at grabbing deflected passes during a game...
...fundamentals of the game escape attention in the 244 pages of Leahy's book. Virtually the only omissions are description of his new huddle (the players facing the line of scrimmage) and his new T with two quarterbacks squatting behind the center. Rival coaches will learn more about these new wrinkles before the 1949 season is over...
...Angels. As usual, canny old (74) Lee Shubert, whose theatrical real-estate empire controls half of Manhattan's playhouses, was trying to keep ahead of the game. In 1948-49, he knew, radio and television had taken over five legitimate theaters. To keep his houses from gathering cobwebs, "Mister Lee" planned to import at least four plays from London and possibly produce some himself...
...kids around Chicago's tough, slummy Division Street had a game called Let Her Fly. It was easy to learn, and it was a dandy game because it made the winner feel good and the loser feel terrible. All the player had to do was wrap up some garbage, sneak up on his opponent and slam it in his face. But the play had to be fair & square. Just before the pitch the thrower had to yell...