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...Crimson met its first formidable rival in W.P.I. but came out a 13 to 0 victor, thanks to superlative line play. Although a 5 to 1 margin was piled up in ground gaining, the backfield missed the speed of the ineligible Jenkins and injured Schultz...
...talented footballers of the U.S. Naval Academy had the bad luck to be selected national champions before they played a single game. It was a burden that even Navy's powerful line and great backfield could not carry: they bowed twice, on flukes and fumbles, to North Carolina Pre-Flight and to Georgia Tech. Then they came back to wallop Pennsylvania, 26-to-0. Last week at Baltimore, Navy's big guns poured broadside after broadside into unbeaten Notre Dame. Final score: Navy 32, Notre Dame...
...last week's 45 to 0 slaughter of Boston College, the Raiders displayed a smashing ground attack and an almost impregnable defense. Showing a--193-pound line and an 185-pound backfield, they routed the Eagles...
Irishman No. 2 is red-haired Robert Kelly, the only real speedster in Notre Dame's backfield. Against Pittsburgh, the rosy-cheeked V12 right halfback handled the ball 14 times, gained 232 yards, raced to four touchdowns (one an 84-yard gallop). Against Tulane, his change-of-pace foxing of the defense enabled him to pull down the first touchdown pass. But Kelly's span at South Bend may be short; he completes his V12 training about...
...this happened despite the presence of Marvin Jenkins in the Kirkland backfield. Which, together with the forward wall, lacked the blocking and line-play that a trained football team produces, and the Kirkland outfit was coachless since their first game...