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Blaik's coaching philosophy is based on two principles; (1) that football is a Spartan game; (2) that hard work is the price of success. And Blaik's current collection of brawny linemen and meteoric backs is carrying, out these precepts admirably. Like all Blaik's teams, this one is well-coached, superbly conditioned, resourceful, fast, and versatile; it has the explosive power which traditionally characterized Army football teams, and the reserve strength to overcome any opponents merely by the process of attrition...
...junior varsity has lost one of its top linemen in light, fast center Bill Monteith, who suffered a severe hip bruise in Wednesday's practice. Injured in the same scrimmage were dependable halfback John Ingraham, who broke a rib, and big fullback Bob Kendall, who bruised a leg. Kendall is expected to start, however...
Perhaps "preparing" is the wrong word. Yesterday's practice was a typical example of the rigorous schedule the jayvees go through. It started at 4 p.m. with the linemen working out against each other and the backfield having a ball-handling drill. After about an hour. Coach Norm Shepard yelled, "Okay!" The players put on their fiercest expressions and ran over to the varsity practice field, where they played defense against various teams until...
...increased by an improved brand of blocking. There were few times Saturday when a Crimson hall carrier did not have to clude or pull himself away from at least one tackler before reaching the line of scrimmage. Nor did the line provide Lowenstein with consistently good protection; twice, opposing linemen were able to reach up and bat down his passes...
...equal of any Ivy League fullback, West invariably spots his opening and rumbles through the hole for four to eight yards a clip. Even when there is no hole, West often creates his own by bowling over a few linemen...