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Word: shiftiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Moeser, one of the shiftiest. Tiger ends of recent years, has played at end on the university team for the past two years, and was one of the brightest luminaries on his Freshman eleven two years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MOESER ELECTED TIGER CAPTAIN | 12/1/1926 | See Source »

...team. Miller is heavy and exceptionally fast, but this fall he failed to make the best possible use of his speed. Hammond's kicking alone makes him essential for the remaining place in the backfield. Zarakov will certainly be used to advantage, as he is considered one of the shiftiest backs to enter college in several years. He may very likely occupy something the position that Neidilinger of Yale did this year; that is, he may be used as a powerful scoring threat in the latter part of a game. Other backs who may develop into valuable men are Maher...

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

...Owen '23 and Humphrey are favored for defense players. The former seems potentially one of the shiftiest cover-points the Crimson has had, but both will profit immensely by the personal instruction dealt out by Alfred Winsor '05, who was assisting at practice again yesterday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BUNTIN REPLACES SNELLING AT LEFT CENTER POSITION | 1/6/1921 | See Source »

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