Word: generalship
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Washington show good generalship at the Battle of Long Island...
...Generalship in argument and rebuttal" is indeed a strong factor in deciding a debate; but under the plea that the unaided planning of the generalship in the argument might be misdirected effort, faculty coaches might well arrange the tactics of the debate. The rebuttal speeches are still, fortunately, dependent wholly on the forensic ability of the speakers and are the one thing that saves the debates from being cut-and-dried affairs in which "educational" coaching has rendered the individual ability of the debaters of little account...
...mismanagement or bad generalship that each year when the time arrives for the most important University games to be played, when reputation for the College is to be made, the Harvard players are crippled and of little or no avail? Why is it necessary to use up the team in practice and by contests with unimportant teams just before the great games of the year? Of course I realize that thorough and systematic hard practice is necessary, but there is a limit to human endurance, and some discretion should be used, that the men shall be serviceable when the most...
...chief topic of discussion here since last Saturday has been Pennsylvania's defeat in football by Lafayette. To say that it was a bitter disappointment to Pennsylvania men, as well as a thorough surprise, is to put it mildly. While the team lost the game by poor generalship and by fumbling, it must be freely admitted that Lafayette played a magnificent game and deserved all the laurels she won. Her playing throughtout was consistent; her men were quick to see and take advantage of every opportunity, and not once did she cease to play a clean, hard game. Last evening...
Part II.- The Team: Chapter 1, The Offense: 1, The Start Off (opening play); 2, The Scrimmage (playing from a down); (a) The Direct Attack; (b) Indirect; (c) Kicking; (d) Signals; (e) Generalship. Chapter 2, Defence: 1, Defence to the Start Off; 2, Defence to the Scrimmage (Down); (a) Theory of; (b) Particular Styles of; (c) Defence to Special Plays; (d) Defence to Different Parts of the Field; (e) Defensive Generalship...