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...York Giant defensive linemen swarmed into the Cleveland Browns backfield to smother Fullback Jimmy Brown, smear Quarterbacks Milt Plum and Jim Ninowski. So thoroughly stifled was the Cleveland offense that the Giants needed little attack of their own, rolled to a decisive 10-0 victory which gave them the Eastern Conference Championship. A team with little individual brilliance and rated nowhere by pre-season dopesters, the Giants have won all the big ones, will meet the Western Champion Baltimore Colts next week for the National Football League title...
Chet Boulris and Charlie Ravenel, main-stays of the Crimson backfield, combined to place in four of the six offense departments. Ravenel was fifth in forward passing, while Boulris took third in rushing and fifth in both punting and scoring...
Thirty gridiron stars were given Honorable Mention. Leading the list of six Harvard players was Harold Keohane, who was yesterday elected captain for next season. Two linemen, Peter Briggs and Robert Foster, also made the team and Harvard also dominated the choices for the backfield with three: Charley Ravenel, Chet Boulris, and Sam Halaby...
Keohane made a consistent contribution to the varsity's improvement this season. Coach John Yovicsin commented earlier in the year that "our movies show that Keohane has been playing as good football as anybody in our line." He played an excellent game against Yale, plunging into the backfield to help contain the Eli backs...
Chet Boulris and Larry Repsher, as well as Ravenel, could gain almost at will on these plays, as the Crimson attacked from a new formation featuring two backfield flankers on the same side. Fullback Sam Halaby was able to cut down the opposing end nearly every time, and other Harvards delivered crunching blocks downfield, so the ball-carrier's job was made that much easier...