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...know," I asked, "that you are the second-leading ground gainer in the country." Clasby smiled again. "Really? That's swell." I don't know what reaction I had expected, but I suppose that I had figured to throw the tailback for a little loss at least. "You're only 38 yards behind the follow that's leading, somebody from Detroit. Everything depends on how you do Saturday" I said I detected Clasby's eyes harrow. Any reference to Saturday, by someone not a member of the team, is greeted by silence these days. Strange things are going...
Crimson tailback Dick Clasby--third-ranking ground-gainer in the nation--is a mere 166 yards short of Dick Kazmaier's single season Ivy League rushing record, according to figures released yesterday...
Crimson fullback John Culver, who gained 174 yards rushing against Springfield last Saturday, is the 16th top ground gainer in the country, according to this week's N.C.A.A. statistics. The stocky junior ran the ball for 28 plays in his single game, for an average of 6.2 yards a carry...
...Cambridge last year, Joe Chandler. Then only a sophomore, Chandler drove through the Crimson line consistently despite a glaring lack of blockers. Although he was injured in the next game and was out for most of the season, the husky halfback was the team's second leading ground gainer, and averaged four yards a carry...
...takeoff, 3) technique and grace in the air, 4) entry into the water. Complicated acrobatics can win high point credit-but they also risk a bellyflop and an irretrievable point loss. To qualify with seven rivals in the finals last week, Skippy performed six dives including a half gainer, a back jackknife and a cutaway 1½ somersault...