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...former Yale biologist philosophized: "No matter how broke I get I will always have something to will." Another said, "I regard it as the best investment I ever made"-a sentiment echoed by many. A U.S. Army intelligence officer wrote: "When I subscribed, I figured this is a new slant on the news-this will succeed." A social science teacher, who used TIME in her classes, explained: "After I married and became a homemaker I needed TIME more than ever to keep me in touch with what was happening." Some just "decided to take a chance." Others felt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Jan. 23, 1950 | 1/23/1950 | See Source »

Leverett used similar offense tactics on the ground, but took to the air more frequently with Dick Reynolds' passing. Unlike the Deacons who scored the hard way, the Bunnies registered their score on a 45-yard off-tackle slant play by Jim Wykoff...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Deacons, Bunnies Tie, 6-6; Bellboys Beat Dudley 26-0 | 11/12/1949 | See Source »

Scoring twice, Frank Hernberg led the Winthrop House Puritans to their five-touchdown rout of Dunster. Hernberg tallied once on an intercepted pass and again on an off-tackle slant from the three. Two blocked kicks and a down-field drive accounted for Winthrop's other scores...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Clinches Inter-House Football Crown With 21-0 Rout Over Adams | 11/9/1949 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Nov. 7, 1949 | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

...best on the outside plays, on which there was time for three and sometimes four blockers to form before the play started moving downfield. It was physically impossible for the Harvard ends to break up all the interference, and the runner was often protected until the backer-up could slant across from the far side...

Author: By Bayard Hooper, | Title: Depth, Varied Attacks, Beat Crimson | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

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