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   The Word Detective is correct that H. T. Webster gave us "milquetoast," but not on the "old New York Herald Tribune" in 1924.  It was the New York Tribune.  The New York Herald Tribune's life was 1926-1966.

I-FORMATION:  There's a nice article in the NYHT by Red Smith on the I-formation in football, from Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy (NYHT, 6 November 1951, pg. 27, col. 3, "The 'I' Has It").  Does OED record this?  Leahy also used the T-formation.  Why does Google disregard my "I"?
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