Word: wes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...teams were drilled in the Army style of attack for part of the session, by facing an all-star backfield composed of Mike Plam, Wes Fesler, Jimmy Dunu and Clark Reddard. Signal drill, pass defence, and the stationary serimmage took up the rest of the period...
Fleeing Yankee soldiers after his first killing, "Wes" Hardin ambushed them, killed three. Then he hid in central Texas and, with his cousin "Simp" Dixon, killed two more, which made him a popular Texan in the eyes of ex-Confederates. At 16 Hardin, mocked by a desperado who stole his gun and boots, salved his pride by plugging his tormentor between the eyes. For years he seemed to look into a gun barrel whenever he embarked on any peaceful venture. Once at a circus he accidentally bumped a roustabout who drew a pistol. Hardin, of course, killed...
...year-around sport has been developed at Harvard, and is being followed by a small but rabid bunch of enthusiasts, and its name is basketball. For the second year in a row, as soon as the spring football practice sessions have ended, End Coach Wes Fesler has rapidly metamorphosed into Cage Coach Fesler, and the moleskins and dirt of the Briggs Cage have been exchanged for the shorts and the hardwood floor of the New Indoor Athletic Building...
Pass throwing and receiving were stressed by the new coach and every available candidate was give a chance along these lines. As in yesterday's session, Harlow divided the men into groups under his assistants, Mike Palm, Rae Crowther, and Wes Fester, and then shifted his own supervision from one bunch to another every few minutes in order to keep personal check on all that is happening in Briggs Cage...
...Come out and give us a chance to see what you can do," the new chief invited, then, almost in the same breath shouted, "Now, lot's get going. Backs on this side of the Cage with Bob Haley, linemen over there with Wes Fesler." That was the signal for the start of a practice session that sent newly reported candidates home with aching limbs, and a realization of what it means to work under now deal football...