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...hopeful moments, Princeton's Football Coach Charlie Caldwell could look down the season's schedule and imagine his team stretching the Tiger winning streak to 31 straight (since mid-season 1949). But in the way stood a high hurdle: ponderous, powerful Penn. With All-American Dick Kazmaier and ten of last year's other regulars gone, Princeton's young team would have to outsmart and outspeed Coach George Hunger's huskies to win. In Princeton's Palmer Stadium last week, Charlie's youngsters tried. With less than five minutes left in the second...
Just how good was this Kazmaier-less Princeton team, with the pressure of 22 games without loss on it? And how about Springfield, which had nothing to lose and everything to gain and played just that way. In comparing these games, which were the openers for all teams involved, only this much is certain: Columbia didn't hold back a thing in shooting for the upset which would have made its season worthwhile, regardless of what followed. Harvard held back...
...Penn are the pick of the Ivy League. Gone is the 1951 Tiger backfield, but standout Linemen Frank McPhee and Brad Glass are still around, and replacements look promising. Princeton's chances for another undefeated season depend on how close the quarterback hopefuls come to filling Dick Kazmaier's shoes. Penn, with many of 1951's regulars on hand, will have an edge on Princeton in experience and reserves. Navy should better its poor 1951 record. So should Army...
Murphy is shown above clutching at a forward pass while Kazmaier waits expectantly in case he drops...
...Kazmaier, playing for Section F, was aided by his former teammate Dick Pivorotto, two former Crimson basketball players, Bob Bramhall and Gerry Murphy, both '52, Leo Flyn, a member of the 1948 Crimson team, and several other former college stars...