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...kicks the best method seems to be a simplification of the covering lineup for the kicker, allowing him to protect himself in part by taking position well back, leaving the forwards free to check for an instant and then sift through and go down the field. In the case of Princeton there were frequently five or more men down the field under kicks to bottle up the catcher. There is little use in protecting the kicker if the man at the other end of the punt is to be allowed to run it back 20 yards every time...
...present war. I have no doubt that most of the persons who hold this view hold it in all seriousness and candor. It therefore seems to me eminently worth while to discuss it with equal seriousness and candor, to examine the foundations on which it rests, to sift what is true and authentic in it from what is specious and sophisticated, and thus to find out what the real relation is between contemporary Germany and the Germany of a hundred years ago; to determine, in brief, to what extent the contemporary German type has preserved and embodies what...
...Athletic Association makes every effort possible to sift out these cases, and every applicant is warned that if his tickets are found in the hands of a speculator or to have been sold at a premius he will be blacklisted and denied the privilege of securing tickets on application for future games...
...crews daily and give the men individual instruction in the art of handling an oar. This arrangement appears to be ideal as it combines at the same time graduate and professional training. Mr. Herrick will act as a buffer for graduate advice and criticism which he will carefully sift out and pass on to Mr. Haines. The latter will thus be free to carry out his program unhampered by "too many cooks...
...very promising material, however, and a strong team should be developed. Gardner at goal stands out above the other candidates and has shown up exceptionally well in the practices. As it has been impossible with the small amount of practice the team has had to sift the squad down to ten or twelve, all candidates for the team are asked to be dressed for the game this afternoon. The game will start with the line-up announced below, but most of the promising material will be given a chance to play...