Are Modern Football Linemen Heavier Than Early Legends
Experts question if today’s football players weigh more than old-time line men. They note speed and quickness drive the game, not sheer bulk, and cite past pros like Hubbard Studahar and Edwards as examples of massive, active players. They conclude college weights have long included many large men, sometimes bigger than present players fit for the aerial era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Hubbard
Musso
Joe Studahar
al Blazis
Wee Willie Wilkin
Turk Edwards
Yost
Michigan
Germany Schulz
Curtis
Ody Graham
Rheinschild
Neil Snow
Willie Heston
Schulz
Glass
Yale
Edwards
Princeton
Fats Henry
Gordon Brown
Babe White
Syracuse
Heffelfinger
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Joe Savoldi
Savoldi
Rock
Marchy Schwartz
Marty Brill
Southern California
Metzger
Rockne
Boston College
Holy Cross
Alabama
Mel Hein
Bulldog Turner
Wilkins
Studahar
Henry
Blazil
Hubbard
Washington
WMC
Giants and speed in football and Victory Corps drive
The piece reflects on weight and speed in early football giants from 1901 to 1942 and notes the shift toward speed for modern play. It introduces the High School Victory corps mobilizing 6.5 million youths across 28,000 high schools to build home and fighting front manpower and skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School
Victory Corps
United States
Armed Services
Thomas Graham
Polytechnic High School
Los Angeles
Benjamin Franklin School
New York
Victory High School
Victory Corps Girls
Silver Spring
Baseball Leaders Eye War Time Nonessential List
War time pressure grows as baseball may declare players ages 18 to 38 nonessential. If enacted, rosters could field only 10 National League players and six from the American League, leaving teams short and futures uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
WMC
Aseball
Wartime Worries and Personal Loss Echo in Letters
Kathleen Norris notes that wartime burdens drive heroic coping while ordinary problems loom large. Readers share grief over leaks, lost pearls, and a mink coat, plus a Philadelphia mother questions daughters Emily and Donna about defense work and independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Ethel
Elinor
Phil
Carrie
Philadelphia
Donna
Emily
One Plus One and the Busy Woman's Workload
A columnist argues that juggling job and housework feels less overwhelming than full time focus on housework alone. The extra tasks seem manageable when viewed separately, while total responsibility appears daunting. The piece suggests trying both approaches to reduce stress.
ASK ME ANOTHER General Quiz on World Facts
A quiz item set with six questions. It asks what rank Hideki Tojo held in Japan what year marks Canada official birthday what is the meaning of status quo ante who was a violinist and composer as U S vice president and what is the name of a dock used for cleaning a ship bottom who sent the message Stars and Stripes nailed to the Pole and on what occasion.
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K. M. Landis
Cardinals
St. Louis
Hitler
Donna
Emily
Laura Parker
Parkers
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Dominion of Canada
United States
Dawes and Peary Highlight 1909 Polar Discovery Note
The item references Charles G. Dawes and Commodore Peary with a September 5 1909 event marking the discovery of the North Pole. It also mentions a graving dock and a 1867 July 1 Premier year context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Dawes
Commodore Peary
North Pole
Gone to Texas initials tied to justice fugitives
The phrase G T T meaning Gone to Texas was used for people fleeing from justice in the United States. The initials appeared on notices and documents as a marker of escape to the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
States
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Grantland Rice
Knute Rockne
Four Horsemen
Elmer Layden
Harry Stuhldreher
Crowley
Miller
Adam Walsh
Tomorrow’s Defenders of Liberty
Paul McNutt
Landis
Washington High School
Western Newspaper Union
Kathleen Norris
Bell Syndicate
WIN
By Kathleen Norris
Zambeoxi
Africa
Bulgaria
Army
Uecms
Begoodrich
BUD Msu
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
TY Scott
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