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...These Ithacan backs operate out of a fast, deceptive T-formation which has been built on an all-purpose serial attack and wide sweeps. Most of its ground-gaining plays have been in these two areas rather than through the middle, where the team suffers from week blocking...
Captain Hal Gerry and sophomore Don French took second and third for the Crimson. Gerry made a real race of it with Cornell's John Rosenbaum, sprinting the last 880 yards, but the Ithacan ace was just a half second better, with a 27 minute, 1 second finish to Gerry's 27:1.5. French's 27:23. third place time was another big reason for the Crimson's unexpected showing...
Weather permitting, the varsity will work on pass defense today against a Cornell-type aerial attack. Ithacan quarterback Rocco Calvo was a pre-season favorite to be the key passer in Lefty James' offense, but Coach Jordan said yesterday that his scouting reports revealed sophomore quarterback Jack Jaeckel to be the best all-around Cornell hurler. Calvo was, however, very successful with his long passes in the Lafayette and Syracuse games...
Playing in the Ithacan armory, the Crimson polo team upset a strong Cornell squad, 15 to 14, last Saturday night in an informal contest...
...spite of the weather, the Ithacan air should be filled with passes this afternoon. Both teams have shown their weakest defensive setup against a passing attack. Columbia completed 18 out of 30 against Harvard; Navy gained 145 of its 200 yards against Cornell in the air. Quarterback Pete Dorset, a 175 pound Junior, will handle the majority of the passing chores for the home team and tailback Jimmy Noonan will do the same for Harvard...