Word: previously
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...case there had been a previous dislocation of the shoulder...
...must be accepted that the figures of the injuries received during the previous years are within the facts. The players were most of them extremely conscientious about answering the questions in the circular letter. On the other hand, the game appears to breed such a contempt for physical pain that many injuries which would appear severe to the ordinary individual were considered trivial by the players. For instance, one man, in answering the circular letter, answered the question, "How many injuries were received during 1905?" "Absolutely none whatever," although at that time he was being treated...
...plays before his mates noticed that he was mentally irresponsible. The mental state of the players who had concussion was variable, some being highly excitable and hysterical, others merely confused, and in a few cases, knocked completely unconscious. In every case there was a certain loss of memory, both previous and subsequent to the injury. The loss of memory previous to the injury varied from a few minutes to a week. In all cases also there was a loss of memory as to the facts occurring for a variable time subsequent to the injury. For instance, it was common...
...length of time during which players were incapacitated from taking part in the game. In answer to the circular letter the players stated the number of days that they had been kept out of the play by their injuries. The aggregate number of days during which players were incapacitated previous to this season was 864. The aggregate number of days during which players were kept out of the play during the season of 1905 was 1,057 days, that is an aggregate practically of three years. In regard to the apparent excessive amount of incapacity during the season...
...Another index of the severity of the injuries is the number of days that players were kept away from scholastic or college duties. From the answers to the circular letter it appears that previous to 1905 players were kept away from school or college a total of 128 days; during the season of 1905 they were kept away from college duties 175 days. These figures are based upon the players' own written statements but have not been varified by the college record and probably do not represent more than the facts...