Word: benham
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...YORK, Oct. 20--Claude Benham handed the Crimson its first "official" Ivy defeat in history today, and in doing so made it seem almost certain that it would not be the last of the season. The victory was also Columbia's first since this fall's formal opening of the League, and first in eleven games...
...Benham passed, ran, faked, blocked, and tackled for 60 minutes this afternoon to lead the Lions to an uphill, 26-20 victory over the Crimson. He passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, and called plays brilliantly...
Pass defense has often been a Crimson problem, and while the team will not see Benham's equal again this season, it must devise a way to curtail the enemy's aerial yardage. Today, despite many varying defenses...
...part, the Crimson's response to Benham's presence will be, once again, to rush him, for the weather forecast seems not to meet Jordan's specifications...
...bookmakers' line figures the Crimson an eleven and a half point favorite, and while this may be a slight exaggeration, the figure could easily be higher. Benham's uncertain physical shape and a rapidly improving Crimson line may very well halt the Lion attack. A weak Light Blue line in turn may allow the Crimson backfield to score as frequently as it did against cornell. The two factors the Crimson fear most are overconfidence and Benham; the first has been not much in evidence, the last will be all too apparent