Word: handoffs
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...back like Paul Hornung of the Packers, if he's coming straight ahead on a handoff, he'll have more weight on his hand and be more in a sprinter's position, so he can really blow into the line. So if I see that, I cheat over a little bit so that I can be right in front of him when he gets the ball. Ollie Matson, when he's coming straight ahead, he has his feet cocked, and when he's going to the outside, he has both feet even and no weight...
...Cornell fumble early in the second half set up the next varsity score. Taylor bobbled a handoff on his own 35, and Hank Keohane recovered. Six plays later Ravenel went over from the ten to put Harvard two touchdowns ahead...
Midway in the final period, Cornell capitalized on a Crimson fumble to score again. Ravenel let a handoff squirt out of his hands on the 33, and Bidwell, grabbing the ball in mid-air, moved to the 26. On the very next play, Marcello Tino's pass to Taylor was complete for the touchdown...
Tiley is most dangerous on plays run from Princeton's "fullback-spin" series. These maneuvers begin with Tiley spinning half-way around to his left and faking a handoff to the tailback. This delays the run briefly, while the Tiger linemen attend to opening a hole at the desired spot among the defenders...
...again, but on the second play from scrimmage Skypeck, on a brilliant piece of backfield trickery carried for what looked like a long gain to the Harvard 20. As he was tackled, however, he fumbled, and Bert Messenbaugh recovered for the Crimson. Six plays later, Boulris fumbled a Ravenel handoff into the end zone, where tackle Eric Nelson recovered. Boulris was stopped on the one-yard line trying for the extra points and Cornell led, 15 to 14, at 0:44 of the fourth period...