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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Burnett, Macdonald's understudy who played most of the second half when Torb retired with his biffed eye, rang up Harlow's fifth touchdown on a very fine 50-yard run. By this time the team's blocking had taken a definite brace. After Green had intercepted an enemy pass and Virginia got a 15-yard roughness penalty for flagrant piling on top of Gardella, Harvard pushed over its final marks, with Smith, who relieved Gardella, going over...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football--- | 11/14/1938 | See Source »

...moments later big tackle Tom Healey intercepted a floater, then Hamity intercepted a Foley serial, but Joe Gardella, now in for Cohen, intercepted one himself and ran almost to the pay zone, where he journeyed on the ensuing play. The final touchdown was a Foley to Bob-Burnett pass, again set up by an interception, this time by end Win Jameson, in for Don Daughters...

Author: By Cleveland Amory, | Title: Chicago Coach Rates Harvard Great Team After 47-13 Rout | 11/7/1938 | See Source »

...light and the white ball spurring them on, the top teams ran through a really jazzed-up signal drill. Joe gardella continued to alternate from wingback to bucking back. When he worked as wingback, big Ben Smith was the bucker. On the "B" eleven Ray Jones, elevated since Bob Burnett's ankle injury, took over the wingback post...

Author: By Cleveland Amory, | Title: Rally Changed to Briggs Cage; Tiger Team Takes to Stadium | 10/28/1938 | See Source »

Delirium tremens may not be the result, but the Sophomore potentate. Joe Gardella, should be getting slightly confused shuttling back and forth from fullback to wingback, for yesterday Harlow revealed that Gardella will probably play at both positions Saturday since the second-string wing reserve, Bob Burnett, night before last stepped out of a car the wrong way and temporarily disabled himself...

Author: By Rockwell Hollands, | Title: Leg Injury Benches Bob Burnett For Princeton Game on Saturday | 10/27/1938 | See Source »

Gardella will start against Princeton at fullback, says Harlow, but if Torbert Macdonald needs relief he will switch to wing and Ben Smith will come in at fullback. Last week Macdonald went for the full 60 minutes; perhaps he can do it again. At any rate Burnett will be held out only a week with his leg injury...

Author: By Rockwell Hollands, | Title: Leg Injury Benches Bob Burnett For Princeton Game on Saturday | 10/27/1938 | See Source »

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