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...Elis chose the latter method and met with some success at the outset. The game fell apart when the tailback started to heave regularly to ends of the calibre of John Emery. Frank McPhee, and Len Lyons, all of whom seem to be able to steal any ball thrown within ten yards of them...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 11/21/1951 | See Source »

...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 are the players," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: No. 42 | 11/19/1951 | See Source »

...Len Hutton does not play for Surrey but for Yorkshire. It was whilst playing against Surrey at London's Kennington Oval that he scored his 100th century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 20, 1951 | 8/20/1951 | See Source »

...incomparable Len Hutton-"White Rose Wonder" and "Pride of Pudsey"-a Surrey cricketer? . . . After such a howler I should scarcely raise an eyebrow were you to assert that Joe DiMaggio plays for the Boston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 20, 1951 | 8/20/1951 | See Source »

...July 30 issue that "Len Hutton, playing for Surrey, joined the select group of 13 cricketers who have made their 100th century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 20, 1951 | 8/20/1951 | See Source »

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