Word: runner
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When the Big Red invade Harvard Stadium this afternoon. Musick's troops will still do things in the old way -- only now there is another runner operating out of the tailback slot. Sophomore Don Malone, whom people around Ithica are now calling the "new Marinaro," has inherited old Number 44's slot. And from the way he's played in Cornell's first three games, the Big Red has lost nothing in the exchange...
PROFESSION: All-Ivy halfback on Cornell soccer team, regular defenseman on the Big Red's NCAA runner-up hockey team, kicker and punter for the football team, and left fielder for the diamond...
...only two minutes to go in the game. The Cadets, at this time attempting anything to avoid the impending shutout, called for a fake-punt-pass. Predictably though, the passer was sacked on his own four yard line. The Sooners poured final salt in Army's wounds by bolting runner Doug Quincy in for another easy Harvard score three plays later...
...best one-two punch running game in the League with DeMars and Wheeler. Unfortunately, Restic's system demands that its back catch as well as run, and neither back has shown great hands (especially Wheeler). Wheeler's speed more than compensates for the loss of Richie Gatto as a runner, but Harvard sorely misses Gatto, who led the team in receptions last year, as a receiver...
Restic readily admits the defensive backfield is too small and too slow to stop a decent passer. Cornell has a good passer and a good runner who should continue to score at least 20 points against the Crimson. The onus is then on the offense, and Restic's system does have the potential to cut loose. However, Harvard's attack lacks the consistency to produce week after week. Given a vulnerable defensive secondary, a few good opposing quarterbacks, and the law of averages, that may well mean a 5-4 season...