In order to be eligible to play it was necessary…

In order to be eligible to play it was necessary for him to keep up in his studies, a very difficult matter, for while he was not dumber than an ox he was not any smarter.

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My Life And Hard Times, referring to a fellow Ohio State student and football star.

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