Word: champion
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...South, a new challenger appeared for the Southeast Conference title when Louisiana State sprang Backs Billy Cannon and Red Brodnax loose on Miami in a 41-0 slaughter. Less impressive was Defending Champion Auburn, defensively superb but unimaginative on offense in a plodding 8-0 victory over Kentucky. ¶ Wisconsin's crunching defense dogged Purdue passers all day, cashed two pass interceptions and a blocked kick for scores in a 31-6 victory. ¶ On the West Coast, Halfback Dick Bass maintained his lead as the nation's leading ground-gainer, averaged 11.3 yds. a carry...
Since veteran coach Bert Haines retired in 1952, the HAA has been able to attract competent graduate coaches for the lightweights when necessary. Volunteer Dick Lincoln '53 was quick to point out that under graduate coaching Harvard developed the champion lightweight crew that went to Henley last year...
...Courtney, Olympic 800-meter champion, was named assistant track coach yesterday, following approval by the Faculty Committee on Athletics. A former Fordham ace, presently in his second year at the Harvard Business School, Courtney will work as a middle distance specialist...
From the tested model, Stephens designed a sleek, hard-charging champion that beat beautifully to windward, cut cleanly through the sea. Britain's Boyd built a barrel-chested challenger that bobbed too much in rough weather, slid off badly to windward. White-haired Cornelius ("Corny") Shields, Columbia's tactician during last summer's trials, put his racing-wise finger on Sceptre's big shortcoming: "She's too full forward and too fine...
...Boyd admitted frankly that he had slipped on Sceptre, said that if he ever got the chance to design another twelve-meter, "I think I'll go ask Olin Stephens to let me have a look at the lines of Columbia." But Stephens made it plain that the champion's blueprints will remain a secret, just as Vim's have all these years...