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...with Washington's grandest grande dame, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 86, after whose father, President Teddy Roosevelt, the cuddly stuffed animals were named. Would she mind, he asked, if he brought along a couple of the bears? She would indeed, Bull was informed. "I may be an old crone," grumped Princess Alice, "but I'm not driveling enough to have tea with a Teddy bear." Then she dashed any hopes Author Bull may have had of mining her for new bear bits. "I never had a Teddy bear," she said...
Nonetheless, either Crone or Foster is going to have to move or find a seat on the bench. Crone, like Foster, is a strong runner and would be a constant threat on the halfback option pass should he switch positions...
While Foster was the team's second-leading rusher, Crone was the better passer, and both accounted for 11 touchdowns during the season...
Before the Yale game. Foster seemed to be able to instill more confidence in the team, and he responded to pressure with more acumen. But since Crone very nearly turned that game into a rout, delineation between them is virtually impossible...
...there Crone would be vying with Ted DeMars for the starting position. DeMars was undoubtedly the team's best runner by the end of the season, and he will be hard to displace. Not to mention Steve Harrison- the man DeMars replaced- who is also returning, and freshman whiz Nick Leone. And Chuck Krone, who was injured this year, will be returning and he may be even better than DeMars...