Word: joslin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...performances of both tailbacks supported his logic. Alternating throughout the game, Botsford averaged 8.5 yards in 11 carries and Joslin 9.8 in 10 tries...
...most provoking of these was how Coach Lloyd Jordan would use his three-deep strength at tailback. Since Sept. 1 observers have asked, "Will Jordan move Jim Joslin to wingback in order to use him and Matt Batsford in the same backfield?" Jordan provided a clear, sensible answer, asking almost in reply, "Why should there be only one good tailback...
...performance of a third junior back emphatically illustrated Jordan's wisdom in not moving Joslin to wing. John (Babe) Simourian scored three of the nine Harvard touchdowns, intercepting a UMass pass and racing 70 yards for one, and grabbing passes from Botsford for two others. The figures for his ball carrying performance are equally impressive--he carried five times for 104 yards and a 21-yard average...
...Joslin, Stahura Uncertain
Thus unaccounted for in Jordan's plans are his other two top-flight tailbacks, Jim Joslin, a junior, who shone in last year's Yale game, and Walt Stahura, a sophomore, who showed considerable ability in a recent scrimmage with Boston University. Both have played at tail and wing in Jordan's now-you-see-them-now-you-don't backfields of the past week...