Word: balle
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...their season's debut at the Stadium, Henry Lamar's boys controlled the ball almost all the way, but time after time missed scoring opportunities. Late in the game, Andover, which trailed 7 to 0 at halftime, dashed to two quick scores to take the game...
Well, it isn't black magic any more. It seems that football still depends on the 22 guys on the field at any one time. It seems that you have to grab the ball to use it; you have to control it to score; you have to score...
...with little more than a week of actual practice as a unit behind them. Even though the '51 Yardlings trounced Andover by four touchdowns, the prep school boys have the big benefit of actual experience as a team, and thus nobody will be able to guess which way the ball will bounce come game time...
...Crimson's biggest enemy may turn out to be the weatherman. Rain fell all yesterday in Ithaca. A slippery ball would affect Valpey's long centers, pitch-outs, and triple handoffs much more than Lefty James' simpler T-formation ball-handling. However, the latest weather information says only scattered clouds...
With the possible exception of the give-no-quarter extroverts from the Service academies, the Large Red collection representing Cornell plays the roughest, collision type of ball in the Eastern League. Middle Atlantic referees traditionally interpret the rules more loosely than the New England stripe, which probably counts as a disadvantage for the visiting Crimson, conditioned to stricter officiating...