Word: ball-control
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...errors all occurred in the second quarter, a period in which the Crimson defense was frustrating Cornell's offense at every turn. Cornell quarterback Mark Allen abandoned his ball-control game plan, and began throwing on first down situations in a desperate effort to pierce the Harvard defense...
Harvard will have a young team this Fall. It will be strong defensively as Harvard teams have traditionally been strong. Restic's offense may be toned down to a more conservative ball-control style, partly due to lack of a breakaway runner or a long passer, and partly to get maximum mileage out of the defensive strengths. Harvard fans can expect a lot of low-scoring ball games...
Yale played a cautious, ball-control offense and gained a 13 point lead at the half, 65-48. In the second period, the game turned into a foul-ridden running contest and superior outside shooting stretched the Blue margin to as much as 20 at one point...
Harvard must not, as it did in its loss, abandom its ball-control offence, for to do so would play right into Brown's hands. "They are better in the air." Bruce Munro said yesterday. "We'll have to keep it on the ground especially if it's windy day." He added...
...machine. In the battle of the quarterbacks, the Dolphins' Bob Griese proved no match for the Cowboys' Roger Staubach. Griese, who gave up a costly fumble and an interception, was stymied at every turn by the Cowboys' tenacious Doomsday Defense. Staubach, meanwhile, piloted the Cowboys' ball-control offense to perfection. Sending Running Backs Thomas, Walt Garrison and Calvin Hill through holes as broad as a boulevard, he set up a pair of neatly executed scoring passes. Final score: Dallas 24, Miami...