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Word: roper (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Princeton, N. J., Sept. 18.--Coach William Roper began his last year as mentor of the Princeton football squad on Monday, with five stars from last year's team and five more from the Freshman team, on the field for practice. These men are the nucleus of the sixty-odd candidates, and with later arrivals, are the material with which Coach Roper will make his last attempt for Tiger glory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ELIS AND TIGERS OPEN GRIDIRON CAMPAIGNING | 9/19/1924 | See Source »

Captain Stout, of football and hockey fame, Hills, recent Olympic track star, Gibson, Howard, and Beattle are letter men. Baldwin, Slagle, Rosengarten, England, and Ewing, last year's Freshmen, help to fill the line positions and leave Coach Roper with the backfield as his greatest problem...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ELIS AND TIGERS OPEN GRIDIRON CAMPAIGNING | 9/19/1924 | See Source »

William W. Roper, football coach at Princeton, will conduct a football course at Springfield Y. M. C. A. College this summer from June 30 to July 16, according to an announcement made by Elmer E. Berry, director of the Springfield Summer School...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Roper Takes Summer Job | 3/26/1924 | See Source »

...composed entirely of letter-men, consisting of Stout and Tillson or Drews, ends; Gates and Howard, tackles; hills and Crago, guards; Caldwell, center; Gibson, Legendre, and Williams in the backfield with Dinsmore, Wingate, or Caulkins at quarterback. Blessed with a surplus of good quarterback material for several years. Coach Roper will have five...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GRADUATION HURTS YALE ELEVEN WORST | 12/12/1923 | See Source »

...flood of resentment and vituperation. In nine cases out of ten this abuse comes from inability to differentiate between curtailment and elimination. It is an established fact that some secret practice is a necessity. Success in important games is well-nigh impossible without an element of surprise. Coach Roper at Princeton has, however, decided to allow everyone to watch the team in the remainder of this season's daily workouts. Perhaps a few new plays may be rehearsed on the sly, but in the main practice will be open to all. The reason for this action is Coach Roper...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SECRET PRACTICE | 11/15/1923 | See Source »

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