Word: botsford
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...movies will also provide the chance to see sophomore backs Matt Botsford and Tony Gianelly pounding out the yardage in the 77-yard march in the final period that gave the Crimson a second touchdown and a 13-12 upset victory...
Gianelly hit the weak Cornell left side and cut through to the Big Red 47. Then, Botsford, whom the H.A.A. lists at 165 pounds, reeled off two runs for first downs. On the first, he cut inside and then broke into the clear for 11 yards to the 36, and then, with a wave of interference remisicent of Dick Kazmaier and his portable Goliaths, turned the right for a first down on the 26. A Gianelly buck produced three yards, but Cowles was stopped at the line on an inside reverse. Then back for what was the first pass...
Hitting the right side again, Bostford reached the 11, Cowles found no opening at all on the buck lateral reverse, and it was fourth and five to go. But Botsford, again with good interference, cut wide to the right for a first down on the four. On the first play Gianelly hit the middle for two, and then, trying the left side, found nothing. And then again on the 19th play of this drive, it was Botsford, seemingly stopped on about the five, who broke through and into the end zone for the score...
...Crimson controlled the first quarter, scoring one touchdown and just missing another as it allowed Cornell exactly five plays from scrimmage. Botsford eluded two Cornell defenders to score at 9:30 and Frate kicked the all important point. Another Crimson first quarter thrust was stopped when, with fourth and one on the Big Red 11, Bostford was thrown for a three yard loss...
...Crimson got stuck deep inside its own territory when, on ensuing kickoff, both Gianelly and Cowles went for the ball, the latter catching it, but stumbling in his tracks on the seven. Botsford punted from a kick formation on their third down, one of the mysteries of the game, and Cornell took over on the Harvard...