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Eliot should take a weak Dunster outfit in stride in the other game. The Elephants, boasting a fast backfield and strong line, have been strengthened this week by the addition of Biff Cunningham, husky guard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RABBIT-DEACON CLASH TOPS HOUSE GRID BILL | 10/13/1938 | See Source »

...student, named Biff, Brown, turns out to be a Junior. "I hate the classes, the professors, the books. Outside of Harriet, the only thing I love is my clarinet," he remarks. Although Brown seems pretty sure of a job, trouble can be anticipated from Harriet, who is described as being...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD JITTERBUG SWINGS WITH DORSEY IN NEW SERIAL | 5/24/1938 | See Source »

...Pacific Coast and Far Western players are chosen to represent the West; Midwestern and Eastern players to represent the East. This year the West team was selected and coached by Lawrence (''Biff") Jones of Nebraska and Orin Hollingbcry of Washington State: the East by Andy Kerr of Colgate and Bernie Bierman of Minnesota...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sputter | 1/10/1938 | See Source »

...second successive week, Pittsburgh defeated a team that had defeated awesome Minnesota. In the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh scored two touchdowns, downing "Biff" Jones's undefeated Nebraska team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Greatest Player | 11/22/1937 | See Source »

...last week's schedule-between Minnesota, and Nebraska-was one in which an upset was inevitable. Minnesota, which had lost only one game (to Northwestern in the mud last year) since 1932, was being touted as the most highly regarded team in the U. S. But Major Lawrence ("Biff") Jones was making his debut as Nebraska's coach, and Major Jones had never in his coaching career lost an opening game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Upsets & Downset | 10/11/1937 | See Source »

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