Word: spirits
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Criticism is seldom levelled at a winning team, but with a mediocre or losing team, if the spirit and cooperative feeling of the group are at a low ebb, the case is different. Team spirit is shown in various ways. The attitude of the athletes toward each other and toward their followers, as well as toward their opponents, is generally a fair indication of that spirit. Observance of training rules is another indication, perhaps the most obvious...
...responsible for the team physically is the coach. He is also to be held accountable for the mental attitude of his players. They must respect him. When he shows that he is unable to control his team and his team's spirit, he should be removed far more quickly than a coach who, perhaps through lack of material, has been unable to garner a sizeable amount of victories...
Harvard may not have been noted for its victorious teams during the past few years, but it has been noted for team spirit. It would be unfortunate if this tradition were to be broken down...
...main front it is clear that Franco has a large superiority in aircraft and a considerable superiority in artillery. On the other hand the fighting spirit seems to be stronger on the Barcelona Government side as a whole, except for certain sections of Franco's troops, such as the Navarrese and what remains of the Foreign Legion. The Government also seems to have the superiority in motor transport, and this is very important militarily. Any greater result than an initial success in a surprised offensive depends on the rapidity with which attacker and defender can rush up reserves...
...were all there was to oppose Francisco Franco, who had with him 90% of Spain's Army officers and about 60,000 troops. Each Leftist militia had its own supply service, its own officers and stock of munitions and they cooperated with each other or not as the spirit moved them...