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...first Crimson score came in the opening minutes of the second half, when fly half Chris Hauge took a Butterfield pass and raced 15 yards to the goal line. Graham Russell, the team's best kicker, then booted the ball through the uprights for two more points...
...needed display of depth, untouted junior Bill Rose and sophomore Dave Ottaway swept first and second place in the 50 yd. free-style. Bill Schellsteade, a frog-kicker, scored another surprising first in the 200 yd. butterfly in 2:32.2 against dolphin-kicking Nitton Jervey. Hunter, after swimming in the relay, went on to take the 100 yd. free-style...
Billy Cannon (Louisiana State) is a shattering, run-over-them power sprinter, has gained 569 yds. against defenses specifically rigged to contain him. An adequate passer, dependable kicker and sure-tackling safety man, Cannon also finds time for track and field (9.5 sec. for the roo-yd. dash, 53 ft. 7 in. with the 16-lb. shot), even does some weight lifting, can press 260 Ibs., dead-lift 450. Says Track and Field News: "He's either the fastest shotputter or the strongest sprinter in track annals." Says the legendary Sammy Baugh: "Well, he's as great...
...Frank Sullivan blocked a Penn punt in the first quarter and raced to a tally. Steve Cohen kicked the extra point and the Crimson led 7 to 0. A Penn touchdown in the second period closed the gap to 7-6, and in the third quarter the Penn kicker booted a tremendous 40-yard field goal to put the Quakers ahead, 9 to 7. Another Penn touchdown and conversion accounted for the final score...
...Fenton's No. 1 fundamental: balance. "If a punter is balanced, he'll be accurate," says Father Fenton. Fenton strives for the accurate spiral that rolls for extra yardage, schools his punters to aim for coffin corner from as far out as 55 yds. A Fenton-trained kicker gauges the wind like an old salt, will boot low against it, high with it. The best ones can even tack the ball into a wind angling up the field to get a few added yards. One other Fenton law: ignore charging linemen. Says he: "It's better...