Word: gainer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Leading ground gainer and high scorer on the squad is Ahlberg, a fast 158 pound halfback, who has averaged eight yards per carry. Sophomore Roger Thomas is the other starting halfback. Ted Jackson, the team's 211 pound fullback, has seen considerable action on line plunges and off-tackle plays...
...freshman, Ronnie turned in a creditable job in the classroom and on the football field. But at varsity practice this spring, Head Coach Lynn Waldorf still showed an uncommon fondness for his holdover varsity quarterback, Paul Larson, who happened to be last season's leading collegiate ground-gainer. Father Harvey filed a loud and public demurrer. His boy was not appreciated, he said. What was more, all those fine promises were turning out to be fakes, and Ronnie's All-America passing arm had even been put to work washing windows, like any muscle-headed tackle earning...
...Premier Jean Van Houtte's Social Christian (Catholic) Party, which has had a slim parliamentary majority, emerged from the election still the largest party, but it lost so many seats that Van Houtte submitted his resignation. King Baudouin asked him to stay on a while as caretaker. Biggest gainer: Paul-Henri Spaak's Socialists. A coalition government with Socialist participation is certain, but whether the Socialists team up with the Social Christians or with the third-place Liberals is still to be seen...
...Cleveland's Otto Graham as a passer. During the past National Football League season, Layne completed only 46% of his passes, compared to Graham's 65%. But versatile Bobby Layne has other virtues. As a swivel-hipped runner, he was the Lion's second leading ground gainer, and unlike most quarterbacks, college or pro, Layne does his own signal calling, whereas Graham gets a flow of instructions from the bench. This week, when Detroit and Cleveland met for the N.F.L. championship, it was quick-thinking Layne v. sharpshooting Graham...
...rolling up most of the yardage, scored early, but Wisconsin bounced right back. By half-time at Madison, the partisan crowd of 52,887 was roaring its acclaim for Ameche & Co., who had tied the score, then gone ahead 14-7. The touchdown twins never caught up. Leading ground-gainer of the day, as Wisconsin salted the game away with three more touchdowns in the last quarter: Alan Ameche, with 145. Final score...