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...harriers showing to date has been puzzling. At the beginning of the season it appeared that this team would finish the year with a fair, but not exceptional record. With only two returning lettermen, the team seemed too inexperienced to defeat either Brown or Cornell. Yet the Crimson eased by both of those schools...
...duels between competing linemen, expects injured players to get off the field under their own power. "When the going gets tough," says Owens, "the tough get going." This year Owens has a lean, agile line that averages 6 ft. 2 in., 208 Ibs. per man, and 22 returning lettermen, including Center Ray Mansfield and All-Coast Halfback Charley Mitchell, who set up the crucial touchdown against Purdue with a dazzling 24-yd. run. Owens sheds no crocodile tears over his team. "We'll win our share," he) says...
Just two returning lettermen and a promising, but unproven, group of sophomores, make Coach Bill McCurdy's cross country team the biggest question mark in University athletics this fall. As McCurdy puts it, "I could have my first losing season since coming here (that was in 1950) or we could...
...line is strengthened with five lettermen, but operates as a single unit, Cooley substitutes with individuals rather than platoons. Dan Berkey at center impressed Harvard scouts with his defensive skill, and tackle Chuck Gibson may be one of the best small college tackles around. Harold Milton is a garrison of strength at end. The big question with the line is whether it can remain tough for an entire game (Gibson fan forced to play 56 minutes last week), and avoid making mistakes...
Director Jim Walker has 74 lettermen returning, including all but one of his soloists from last year. Approximately 60 freshman will be making their first attempt in band formations. The formations are tricky--to figure out. But the effort is usually worth it as each one has a hidden meaning...