Word: first-period
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...Crimson owes its first place position to its first-period play. It was, as Coach Bruce Munro put it, "really precision soccer." Just two minutes into the period, Chris Ohiri opened the scoring with his sixth goal in three games. He now has four games in which to score another five goals and top his own Ivy season record...
...varsity's final first-period goal came at 9:46, on a shot by Snow with assists from Forbes and Chris Norris...
...game lived up to its billing. Shrugging off the rain that swept Yankee Stadium, the Air Force recovered an Army fumble, slammed up the middle for a first-period touchdown on a play that crackled with the power of the old flying wedge. But Army slashed back with its customary crisp blocking as All-America Halfback Bob Anderson scored two quick touchdowns, threatened to turn the game into a rout as the half ended...
...After a first-period fumble gave the Irish a touchdown, the Middies took command as if they were scrimmaging with a squad of plebes. Quarterback Tom Forrestal called plays with professional precision; when he needed extra yardage, Fullback Ray ("Tex") Wellborn was always ready to oblige. A tireless transfer student from Rice Institute, Wellborn ran for two touchdowns, caught a Forrestal pass for a third. Final score: 20-6. "I just happened to be following those big horses," said he. "Tom called 'em, I ran 'em, they blocked 'em." Which was a modest way of saying that...
Sophomore Tom Bagnoli, substituting for injured Jim Perkins at goal, had a difficult time handling the muddy ball and let four first-period Penn goals slip through before Don MacNeil replaced him. MacNeil was scored on only by an accidental Crimson kick, until late in the final quarter, when the Quakers registered their sixth goal...