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...perhaps the Indians' most impressive performance was a losing one. This came last week when they bowed to Holy Cross, 14-8, due to an ill-starred field-goal attempt that was partially blocked and then run back 80 yards for the winning touchdown. Holy Cross ranks among the strongest teams in the East this year...
...performed the remarkable feat of winning 14 of their 18 games. With Sharman out, they lost to Philadelphia, Rochester, Syracuse and New York, giving Boston rooters a chance to realize who was making the difference. In 19 games, 6-ft.-2-in. Bill Sharman had achieved a .433 field-goal percentage, far ahead of Cousy the Magnificent, and up there with the leading giants of the league, Philadelphia's Johnston, 6 ft. 8 in., and New York's Gallatin, 6 ft. 6 in. On the foul line he missed the incredibly small total of nine...
...unrated Oregon State, 17-14; in Portland, Ore. Leading at halftime, 14-0, Michigan State was not only stopped cold in the second half but stood tied at 14-all with the ball on Oregon State's 8-yd. line and time left for one play. After a field-goal try sailed wide, the game looked finished. But Oregon State had been offside; on the second chance, with the clock run out, the reprieved Spartans made their three points good. Other notable winners: Notre Dame, in an upset over the high-ranked University of Texas, 14-3; Wisconsin...
...including McCurdy, Henry, and Gannon left the game late in the second half as a result of these fouls. If the Crimson had hit from the floor with equal success, the complexion of the game might have changed. Coach Barclay's men swished only 9 out of 39 field-goal tries in the first half, 15 out of 52 in the second...
With triple-threat back Jim Kenary--passing, running, and field-goal kicking--consistently in the A team line-up at quarterback. Ken O'Donnell has been shifted to wingback as insurance for Chip Gannon...