Word: gainer
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Illinois, undefeated and ranked No. 3 in the U.S. (after Notre Dame and Maryland), counted heavily on a pair of the ablest touchdown twins since Army's famed Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis. They were Negro Sophomores J. C. ("Mr. Outside") Caroline, the nation's leading ground-gainer, who had already broken Red Grange's old Illinois yardage record,* and Mickey ("Mr. Inside") Bates, who was just two shy of Grange's 13 touchdowns in one season. Furthermore, the touchdown twins are able to switch their inside-outside roles. Wisconsin seemed to have little to offer...
...plays to tie the score at 7-7. That seemed to recall to Notre Dame the business of the day; within five minutes it had two more touchdowns. And in the fourth quarter, the clincher was supplied by All-America Halfback Johnny Lattner-the day's leading ground-gainer with 101 yards -who smacked through tackle, standing up, while the crowd chanted "Happy birthday" in honor of Lattner's 21st. Final score...
Captain dick Clasby, fifth leading ground gainer in the country last year, has looked exceptionally good in practice, while 215 pound fullback John Culver should give the center protion of the Ohio line a rather bard day's bruising...
Fullback Ted Jackson was the Bobcat's biggest ground gainer last year, but the visitors also have a swift halfback named Tom Ascani and a good quarterback in Bill Frederick. Frederick possesses both a .429 completion average and a 6 foot 5 inch end named Lou Sawchik. The combination could hurt today
Clasby was the leading ground gainer in the Ivy League last year...