Word: carriere
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...That it would be better to convert the Washington into an aircraft carrier...
...Coach Roper had brought up a steam-driven wedge, he would not have received better results than he did from his line of forwards. A gaping hole was awaking the Tiger carrier every time; an impenetrable blockade was awaiting the Crimson runner. A day before the game Princeton undergraduates had said "Watch Beatile." Those who took their advice saw one of the prettiest exhibitions of line play that has been seen in the Stadium for many years. He was uncontrollable as he plunged through the Harvard attack or pushed aside the Crimson defense to make a path for a driving...
...characteristic was its interference. With few exceptions the Harvard defense was put out of play, and nothing but secondary defense saved the day. The interference was particularly noticeable on end runs when one by one the Crimson tacklers were dumped and an almost clear field lay before the Tiger carrier...
...badly in the scrimmages that he would be unable to direct his team successfully. Haughton's strategy, therefore, always aimed at the preservation of the quarterback's mental clarity. He preferred a lightweight whose brain was functioning every second to a big powerful man who was a good ball carrier, and so more easily tempted to run the risk of being badly shaken...
...backfield proposition is quite different. Spalding is well known as an expert signal caller, who can be counted on to keep his head in any situation. Cheek, though not known as a quarterback, has achieved considerable fame as a ball-carrier. It is almost impossible to say which of these two will direct the team at the opening of today's contest. A guess, based largely on Coach Fisher's usual tendencies, favors Spalding. The other, whichever he be, will undoubtedly be tried before the end of the game...