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Word: siano (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...spectators accustomed to college football notice about professional games is an immense, swift precision which makes the game compare to college games as college games compare to the higgledy-piggledy contests of gangling schoolboys. Professionals are almost always huge (an exception is Boston Braves' 167-lb. Center Tony Siano) but they do not lumber awkwardly like most huge college players. They must be light-footed, quick as eels, dextrous as jugglers. Professional line-play is clever, titanic and almost always evenly matched. Backfields use complex maneuvers which require split-second timing and the accuracy of basketballers in passing. Lateral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football, Dec. 12, 1932 | 12/12/1932 | See Source »

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