Word: ponte
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
When coach John Pont moved from Miami, Ohio, to New Haven this fall, Yale's sports publicity office burst into near-rapturous descriptions of the All-New John Pont Offensive System. The System seemed to be something of a hush-hush affair...
...this presumably meant that Pont intended to liven up Yale's offense by instituting a new passing game, more wide running, and a flashier overall attack...
...Eils' success can be attributed partly to the interest of varsity coach John Pont. Unlike most varsity coaches, he has drilled the J.V.'s as a unit, and has kept the team personnel relatively since the season began...
Another reason for the plethora of points is Eli quarterback Ed McCarthy. McCarthy was the starting signal caller in last year's varsity game against the crimson, and his passing and ball-handling this year have many observers wondering why Pont isn't saving him for The Game tomorrow...
...guest list read like an East Coast Republicans' Who's Who. Among those attending: former U.S. Attorney General Herbert Brownell, political strategist for Tom Dewey and Dwight Eisenhower; CBS Board Chairman William Paley; Du Font's Pierre S. du Pont III; General Electric's Ralph Cordiner; former Defense Secretary Tom Gates, an Ike intimate; New York Herald Tribune President Walter Thayer; Philadelphia Inquirer Publisher Walter Annenberg, and party officials from Delaware and New Jersey. Invited but sending regrets were George M. Humphrey, Eisenhower's Treasury Secretary, and former G.O.P. National Chairman Meade Alcorn...