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Unstoppable Play. When the opposing defense tightens to stop the running attack, Kazmaier is even more dangerous. He is a sharpshooting passer, and he has the rare ability of throwing on the dead run. His jump passes (i.e., short gainers) are thrown "hard," of necessity: he has to get them off fast. The deeper ones, depending on the situation, are sometimes floaters. His biggest asset is accuracy. "Kaz always hits 'em on the back of the head," says, admiring Coach Caldwell...
...Kazmaier's kicking is also a source of satisfaction to Caldwell: "We have boys who can kick the ball farther-though Kaz can boot it 60 yards-but none so dependable. We want high, accurate kicks so our tacklers can get underneath the ball." And here again Kazmaier gets them off fast, and has to: for "protection" time he is allowed only 1.5 seconds...
...Caldwell's run-pass option play (see diagram), Kazmaier's triple talents come into full use. This is the key play, on which the success of the Princeton attack depends. Kazmaier starts to run laterally as the ball is snapped. He takes the pass from center while three possible receivers start downfield-each to different depths. A fourth receiver, the end on the weak side, keeps the safety man decoyed. The deep man is, of course, the primary target. But if all four receivers are blanketed, Kazmaier can just tuck the ball under his arm and take...
...their marks individually-and for each one a spot on next week's lineup is at stake. The grades range from 1 "for superb effort like a triple block," to 7 "for a bonehead play or a costly fumble." A grade of 4 is average. Against Cornell, Kazmaier had a "perfect" game; he never slipped below 4, and got three of the five ones the coaching staff gave...
Orange & Black & Blue. This kind of blocking, plus astute "line quarterbacking," rips open holes big enough for any back, and Kazmaier is the first to acknowledge his debt to the hard-charging Princeton line. He is also blessed with half a dozen agile, sure-fingered pass receivers like Quarterback George Stevens, Ends Len Lyons and McPhee, one of the few who plays on both the offensive and defensive platoons and himself a likely All-America candidate. And one of the big reasons for Princeton's success this year is the defensive platoon, "quarterbacked" by Captain Dave Hickock. "They...