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...other first stringers from last year, Burgy Ayres and Dick fiesta, participating in other sports, were not on hand. Charley Spreyer and Hank Vander Eb, backfield stars of last November's Penn game, also took no part in the spring pigskin picture. Charlie has been in New Haven and Hammering has had to spend all his afternoons...

Author: By David B. Stearns, | Title: GRIDDERS END SIX WEEKS OF SPRING DRILL | 5/6/1941 | See Source »

Outstanding on the gray team were Tom Gardiner and Greely Summers. Summers turned in the prettiest play of the day when he gathered in a long picture pass after balancing the pigskin precariously on the tips of the finger nails...

Author: By David B. Stearns, | Title: REDS BEAT GRAYS IN FINAL SPRING FOOTBALL PRACTICE | 5/1/1941 | See Source »

...Varsity football squad has been ordered to report to his local draft board on June 11 and unless he receives a further deferment between now and then he expects to be lugging a mess kit and pack for the United States Army next fall instead of a pigskin for a Dick Harlow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fran Lee Ordered to Report To Draft Board In June | 4/12/1941 | See Source »

...took the Crimson just eleven plays to march the eighty yards between them and the goal the first time they get possession of the pigskin. Wayno Johnson and Cleo O'Donnell took turns running the ball to the Dartmouth 32, and there Wayne faded back to toss a pass over the Indian safety man to Cleo, who went over the goal line standing up. For good measure Cleo held the ball while Wayne kicked the extra point...

Author: By John C. Bullard, | Title: DARTMOUTH FRESHMEN TOP ERRATIC YARDLING TEAM 19-13 | 11/12/1940 | See Source »

...much of the cup that emboldens, and in a hilarious drunk scene decides to hold his mate as bull elephants, swans, land crabs do - by fighting for her. He does hold her, but not with his fists; it turns out that the old beau's interest is only pigskin deep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Jan. 22, 1940 | 1/22/1940 | See Source »

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