Word: kirklanders
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Winthrop received a break in the third period when a Deacon center went heavenwards, scaling over McClure's head for the goal. Winthrop recovered on the 20, but could not dent the Deacon line. Pete Wentworth, Kirkland left and, broke up the interferers, while Thompson drove in to grab the runner on the final running play...
Throughout the first half, the Winthrop backfield, hindered by the loss of Rich Weller and Johnny Butler, was ineffective, with the whole Deacon line, notably Dave Grey, Norm Polansky, and Jerry Hall breaking in. The Kirkland backs were equally helpless against the Winthrop forward wall...
...post-season shimmies attacked the Winthrop and Kirkland grid teams a few days early this year when the Puritans and Deacons set a new all-time record of twelve fumbles in a playoff for the House title yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field which ended in a O-O tic. Although both outfits still remain deadlocked for the championship, each having won five, lost one, and tied two, Kirkland was awarded the right of meeting the Yale champions on the basis of first downs scored. The Deacons counted six to Winthrop's four, although outgained 118 yards...
...first of a long series of bobbles came when McClure muffed a wickedly rolling punt, but recovered on his own 23. On the third play, Kirkland fumbled again, but recovered. McClure kicked, and the Winthrop safety man, Ed Hindle, let it get past...
Both teams began catching each other's aerials, although unable to cling to those thrown by their own passer. Left tackle Ollie Thompson intercepted for Kirkland. Winthrop immediately retaliated, but the half ended with the ball in the Deacons' possession...