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Originally Posted by GeoPoto
Definitely counts. Seems the hands-on-knees pose came to be viewed as unappealing around 1912. After that, all of the hands-at-ready poses do not involve hand-to-knee contact.
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I believe that by 1912, the resting of hands upon the knees was viewed as a surefire sign of laziness. So players began to place them slightly higher upon their legs to convey a greater sense of readiness for action.
Brian (Milton Stock in the mid to late 1920's evidently did not care if folks thought of him as a lazy-ass)