+ N Y Evening Post p13 O 30 ’20 130w + R of Rs 62:669 D 20 140w
“Will be welcomed by the many admirers of the former president, those who admired him as a man, and not only as a political leader.”
+ Springf’d Republican p8 O 19 ’20 190w + The Times [London] Lit Sup p843 D 9 ’20 150w
ROPER, WILLIAM W. Winning football. il *$2 (4½c) Dodd 797
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The author distinguishes between an old and a new way of playing football. The old way “was first and last a trial of speed and strength and weight and courage” in which cleverness was at a discount and mere pounds and inches at a premium. The new way is “thinking football,” for which the author claims every manly virtue and that it is “a splendid preparatory school for life.” Of this game the book proposes to set forth the underlying principles. Contents: Modern football a battle of wits; The spirit behind the team; The routine of early season practise; Every man in every play; A real quarter-back must have brains; Running the team; The kicking game; The schedule; The day of the big game; Illustrations.
+ Booklist 17:145 Ja ’21
“A readable unusually valuable book for any one who is coaching football.”
+ Ind 104:249 N 13 ’20 40w