Word: tells
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...these two careers are taken into consideration, it is natural that Mr. Ryan should be an expert writer on football and sports in general. He has, besides, a manner that makes it hard, evidently, to refuse him news. It would not be kind, or perhaps even safe, to tell Mr. Ryan that there is "nothing for publication...
...time to do so. His whole existence becomes merged in rowing his mood, conversation, and every thought are dominated by it. Hence, no doubt, the socalled "vacant" expression said to characterise the rowing man when in the lecture room. He bears a great burden, for as he will tell you, on his back, or rather on his blades, he carries the college prestige...
...right up on them" becomes suddenly silent. The time has come when he must earn his passage. Slowly, infinitely slowly, the bows curve in. Too much rudder or a shot the wrong way, for it is impossible to see, means ruin. But he knows his boat and can tell from the feel what is happening. At last there is a slight jolt and the cox ahead rises his hand. But it is a tremendous relief to all when "easy all' follows the bump and one place higher on the river has been reached in safety...
...book is not indispensable to the onlooker but he will gain much by reading it if he wants to know how a team is really molded into shape, and it will amuse one for an evening as do all books that tell the story of football heroes and of "never-to-be-frogotten" games and plays...
...sided scores tell the story of the games immediately before and after the war. In 1923 Yale finally broke the spell with a 13 to 0 victory, scoring the only touchdown which the Bulldog has pushed across in the Stadium since 1907. Two victories and a tie since that lone touchdown indicate that the Blue may be on the eve of a football resurrection to avenge her dearth of victories for 19 years...