Word: claytons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...chance to move up out of last place by beating Dartmouth here in Cambridge this Saturday. Both Brown and Dartmouth are yet to chalk up a league win, but both have a man placing first in individual honors. MacConnell of Brown is the foremost punter, while Dartmouth's Clayton leads in the passing department...
While Jordan ran new plays against the freshmen, Norm Shepard's jayvees simulated the passing attack of Dartmouth's Johnny Clayton, complete with Clayton's bootleg specialty. The varsity's defensive secondary had Isenberg and Buddy Lemay as backerups, Dusty Burke and Warden as halfbacks, and Red Wylie at the safety...
...Clayton Still Good...
...Clayton is still the fine passer and play-caller he was last year, but he no longer has Tom Rowe and Dave Beeman to grab his passed and go. He throws mostly to John McDonald, who is of more than average height (6-4) and thus can usually grab a pass; but neither he nor the other end, Vince Marriott, could advance very far after they had caught the ball, which probably made Clayton look less spectacular by comparison with his performances last year...
...Clayton also possessed the knack for calling the wonderful surprise play at the right moment. With Dartmouth on the Holy Cross 15-yard line, fourth down and five to go and the Big Green trailing by one touchdown, Clayton took the ball from center, bootlegged to his right, then throw to his left. John Foster, a reserve back, was standing all alone on the two-yard line...