Word: toughness
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Dibblee has done very good work and improved from first to last. His dodging is a feature and he seems safe to catch kicks and hold the ball while running. He is tough and never seems to be injured, the only occasion when he has been taken out being precautionary. He should give a good account of himself Saturday. Parker has dash and speed and hits the line hard but is often blocked by his own interference and is by no means a finished player. Sawin has not been doing his best work of late and seems to have been...
...rest of the prose in the number consists of a number of sketches and descriptions. "Goodale's Revival" comes, perhaps, nearer to a story than the others. It is a delineation of one Goodale who "came to college what might be called a religious tough," but who modified his original opinions about religion and ministers very considerably before the end of his senior year. The conception of the story shows some originality, and although as a whole it lacks finish, it is one of the best of Mr. Brown's efforts this year. It is evident, however, that in several...