Word: sure
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...athlete overtops every other consideration, studies not excluded; and the difference between amateurism and professionalism becomes largely a technicality. An amateur in football is certainly not an amateur in the general meaning of the word. But complaint on the score of injuries has less justification. Football, to be sure, is more strenuous than, say squash. But it is not so dangerous as lacrosse. Yet there has been no very very wide plea to abolish lacrosse...
...This is something for every one to watch himself. Remember there are bathers who are walking in that vicinity in bare feet and they are apt to get one of these things in their feet. A Flint is said to cause a nasty bruise on the insten. Be sure that you put all the parts back in again when you dismember your peculiar brand. The car won't run so well without them and it spoils the chastity of the greensward...
What could be more propitious? The affair has assumed the aspect of a conflagration. The greater the fire the greater the excitement. George Bernard Shaw asserts that Bryan will harangue the world for a month, and even longer if given a chance, and that while doing so, he is sure to singe himself very badly and very publicly...
...nature study with one of those everlasting lovable characters in it, or a big battling melodrama of the Western plains. Having proceeded for some time in both of these directions, it suddenly realizes the mistake, and introduces a most ingenious and accomplished Mexican bandit. From then on it is sure fire stuff. It would even be funny in Mexico...
Against the Springfield College nine no change in the infield is expected. Against Holy Cross, Keene filled the shortstop position handling eight chances with a single error and getting two hits out of four trips to the plate. If he can continue his hitting, and his fielding is almost sure to improve with a little more regular action, the infield problem caused by Howard's injury will probably have found its happiest solution...