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...other sports, he does almost as well. He was an all-state basketball player in high school. At Stanford, after giving up football for two years, he tried out for the team last fall as a junior. His plunging power and breakaway speed (his 96-yd. kickoff run-back against U.S.C. sparked Stanford to the Pacific Coast championship) prompted veteran Coach Pop Warner, who coached both Thorpe and Ernie Nevers, to say: "Mathias is the closest thing to a miracle worker I've seen in 60 years." After a few rounds of golf, Bob already shoots...
Harv. Brn First Downs 16 10 Yards gained, rushing 270 127 Forward passes 15 18 Forwards completed 6 7 Yards gained, forwards 102 157 Forwards intercepted by 2 0 Punts 6 4 *Av. dist. of punts, yds. 32 35 Run-back of punts, yds. 10 22 Fumbles 2 3 Own fumbles recovered 0 1 Penalties 7 3 Yards lost, penalties 75 12 *From line of scrimmage
...second touchdown began with a run-back of a punt by Roberts to the 28-yard line. Struck then bucked for a first down. The B team tightened up for what looked like a goal line stand, but Roberts spiralled to Staples to place the ball in scoring position, and completed the job by plagging the ball across himself in the best power play of the game. He also converted...
Levering gained six yards. Parker kicked on the third down to Crickard on the Harvard 35-yard line and the fleet Crimson left halfback made a tricky 10 yard run-back. Time out for Yale with the ball in Harvard's possession on her own 45-yard line. Esterly replaces Ginman at left guard. With time in Crickard failed to gain on Harvard's first play...
...gain on the first Yale play. Crowley bumped into his interference, and on the third down, Yale still had 10 yards to go. Parker got off a beautiful kick to Crickard on Harvard's 43-yard line and run-back brought the ball to Yale's 44-yard line. Harvard substituted Mays for Crickard, Talbot for Myerson, Kales for Kopans. Yale substituted Doonan for Betner at center...