Word: mccandless
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...John Dean chose his former brother-in-law, Robert McCandless, 35. Dean and McCandless both married and divorced daughters of the late Democratic Senator Thomas Hennings, and McCandless has been a special counsel to the Democratic Party as well as a campaign aide to Hubert Humphrey. With that background McCandless would hardly shrink from a head-on attack against the Republican Administration. He is currently said to be concentrating on persuading federal prosecutors to grant Dean full immunity in return for his testimony about the involvement of others...
While Jake McCandless's squad has only a 1-2-1 record in league play 2-3 overall the Tiger defense is second in the Ivies. The Tigers are only a fraction of a yard behind leader Columbia in total defense, giving up only 294 total yards per ball game...
Offensively, Princeton is not the threat that the Tigers are on defense. The offense to date his had difficulty putting points on the scoreboard. Last week against Brown. McCandless found a quarterback who could direct the attack in sophomore Dave Mistretta. Mistretta three two scoring points a week ago and ran for another at the Tiger ran up 31 points against the Bruins...
MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: By his own admission, Mike's most embarassing moment was in this year's Rutgers game. Coach Jake McCandless had just initiated a new punt formation in which three defensive linemen were set as blockers for the punters. It was out of this "Purdue" formation that Tiger punter Joe Flynn attempted his first punt of the year, early in the second quarter against the Scarlet Knights. It was a 0-0 ball game when Princeton broke the huddle for the fourth down punt. Flynn barked the signals and center Paul Yakulis snapped the ball. Unfortunately, the hike...
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES: Head coach McCandless has often cited Mike for "not only his football ability, but also for his strength of character." Mike is a typical fired-up Princeton gridder. Unfortunately, his aggressiveness on the field has often alienated fellow players. Last week against Brown. Tiger middle guard Roger Hudson was double-teamed on a running play up the center. His left leg was sandwiched and his knee popped. He lay on the turf unable to move. Two Tiger trainers and Kincaid huddled around him. "It's my leg, it's my leg--I can't even move...