Word: macgovern
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Dates: during 1932-1932
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...Colleges; Sportsmanship Brotherhood; American Football Coaches Association. They pondered "over-emphasis" of football, a matter recently brought to the attention of press & public by the fact that in the past autumn 45 football players died of injuries (TIME, Dec. 14). Sportsmanship Brotherhood was in formed by John T. MacGovern. co author of Carnegie Bulletin No. 23, excoriating professionalism in college football, that "the scandalous conduct of the spectators has done more to break down the best traditions of American athletics than any subsidizing . . . proselytizing. . . ." He laid the blame for over emphasis on "cigar-store sports or barber shop administrators. . . ." President...