Word: knacks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...from a test of brute strength to an athletic contest in which there is some show of skill and in which a lighter team will have a chance. Of course there has been a spirit of conservatism among some of the older, larger, institutions, perhaps because they have the knack of acquiring students of great stature...
...what they have done in athletics. Often they have led cheering well; at other times we have thought them better athletes than cheer leaders, for there is a technique in leading cheers as there is in football. Moreover, cheer leaders, like football players, are sometimes born with the knack. A competition for leaders, then, where action, voice, personality, and popularity count would not be without merit...
...undecided about the line-up which will start the game. The center position is the cause of worry, since Tyson has not rounded into his early season form after his period of inactivity. Pallo has fallen off considerably in the last three weeks, seeming to have lost the knack of sensing passes accurately. Against an aggressive team his light weight is a handicap. It is a question whether Fitts at center and Pallo at forward is a stronger combination than Tyson at center and Fitts in his natural position of right forward. Feiring and Chase will be the backfield...
...Catholics, generally conceded to have one of the most bruising, yet precise assaults of any Eastern of Central-Western eleven, deserved their victory. They showed their customary ability to mass five or six men on one guard or tackle and open great holes for their backfield men. This knack was to some extent responsible for the way in which Gipp ripped off long gains time and time again...
...strongest feature in Niles' play was his uncanny knack at placing the ball. He was very accurate and steady but could not cope with the speed of his opponent, who swept him off his feet. Neither he nor Guild chose to play close to the net, both preferring to stay well in the back court and rely on stiff driving to get their points...