Word: generalship
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...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...
...same side of the centre line may be shifted from one court to another so that the greatest strength may be concentrated on the weaker or more exposed positions. The positions of the players are determined by a captain and thus an element of team play and generalship enters into the game...
...conditions and to adapt himself to them, these and these only should have any weight. And fitness in this case means a clear head, a steady purpose and the quality of natural leadership. It does not imply the greatest actual ability as a baseball player any more than generalship in an army implies the best shot with a rifle or the greatest ability in sword practice. The man who can get the most work out of the nine with the least possible friction is the man whom we need. The nine this spring will not be an "aggregation of stars...
...game which the Harvard eleven put up against Pennsylvania redeemed their reputation. The eleven showed all the strong points it had at Springfield and failed to display some of the weak ones. The generalship, in particular, was of a fine order. Lewis handled the team excellently and to him is due a large share of the credity for the victory. Of the two, however, the team were worked too hard in the first half and in the second half were consequently not in such good condition as the Pennsylvania men. Under these circumstances a kicking game was the only...