Word: maroon
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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This week the Revised Standard Version was published in the U.S. (Nelson; $6) in a first printing of 1,000,000 copies. A conservative-looking maroon buckram volume on the outside, the new Bible has some surprises for the conservative reader inside. Such familiar Biblical words as "Jehovah" and "Calvary," for example, are nowhere to be found; the editors held them to be medieval usages, without particular justification, and replaced them with "Lord," and "the place which is called The Skull." Such familiar circumlocutions as "And it came to pass . . ." have also disappeared...
This is Rate's third year as starting right end. He hurt his knee against the Maroon, and spent the weekend in Stillman Infirmary...
Springfield did score first, and did shut out the Crimson until half way through the second period. But the Maroon had enjoyed not only spring practice but two outside scrimmages (with Yale and Coast Guard), as well. The Crimson went in without either of these decided advantages...
...took the Crimson a little while to get used to competition, that was all. A pass interference ruling gave the Maroon the ball on the Crimson's eleven at the seven-minute mark of the first period, and Norm Anderson then burst through right tackle to score standing up at 7:14. But after that, Springfield never penetrated beyond the Harvard 40-yard line...
That was all for the Maroon. The Crimson offense started up for good, and though hampered by penalties (172 yards of them), managed to grind off 388 yards overland. Reserve fullback Jerry Blitz provided a pleasant surprise with some fine, hard running that netted 45 yards in four tries, besides the Crimson's third touchdown. The success of the running game more than offset the failure of the passing attack...