Word: gridirons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Dick Pfister, standout gridiron guard and top shot putter for Jaakko Mikkola's track squad, leads the Crimson competitors. Others entered include Johnny Shattuck '43, Jack Bonner '43, Cliff Howard '44, Pete Garland '45, and Alex Wheeler...
...final cut made last Saturday has pared the squad down to 24 men, and Hodder indicated that there would probably be no more team changes. Jim Gallagher, who injured his knee during the gridiron campaign, may break into the Freshman lineup, but his status is still pretty doubtful...
Perhaps mindful of last fall's stunning upset on the gridiron, another underdog Crimson squad assumed the hero's role in a David and Goliath battle, defeating the highly-touted Big Green of Dartmouth, 49 to 36, to gain its first victory in Ivy League Competition last Saturday...
Despite his holding the University's 220-yard record at 21.3 seconds and having run that distance in 20.7 and the century in 9.7 aided by a wind, Pirnie risked injury by appearing as Dick Harlow's secret running threat on the gridiron this fall. His last minute pass-catching attempt against Cornell was one of the thrill features of the Stadium season...
Rise And Shine (20th Century-Fox). Jack Oakie is back in the lineup. His cleats haven't scuffed a gridiron since he won his last P at Paramount a decade ago. Those were the days of the great Paramount teams, starring such rugged individuals as Buddy Rogers, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian. Now a tubby 38, Oakie turns out to be the back-of-the-year at his new alma mater...