Word: benham
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Columbia Coach Lou Little will send his last Lion team out onto Baker Field today trying to wreck the dreams of Crimson fans. Two men in particular, Claude Benham and Ed Spraker, will threaten the visitors' new-found prosperity, for it is on them that the Light Blue's attack depends...
...intents and purposes, Benham is the Columbia team. Last year he was the second most successful passer in the country and of the 1058 yards that the Light Blue gained offensively in 1955, Benham was personally responsible...
Columbia's total reliance upon him is well illustrated by the first three games of the season. In the 20 to 0 loss to Brown, Benham got no protection from his line and had a very bad afternoon. Against Princeton, he was injured early in the first period, and sat out the game. The Light Blue was whipped, 39 to 0. But last Saturday, Benham's line finally gave him some protection and the quarterback completed 13 out of 23 passes in the 33 to 19 loss to Yale...
...Besides Benham, the main threat in the Columbia backfield is right halfback Ed Spraker. A powerful runner, Spraker, along with end Ron Szczypkowski, is one of Benham's favorite targets for passes. Each has caught seven this year...
...very important aspect of Saturday's game will be the weather. Last year, a rain and wind did nearly as much to defeat Columbia as did the Crimson. In such weather, the threat of Benham's passing attack was greatly diminished and he attempted only eight passes, three of which were completions. In other words, if the storm that is now off the coast hits New York on Saturday, Little may lose most of his offense...