Word: runner
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Significant Gain. For sheer grind-it-out glory, though, the Year of the Runner belongs to Cornell's Ed Marinaro. Though he ran for more than 200 yds. in three of the season's first five games, the brawny (6 ft. 21 in., 214 Ibs.) tailback made his most significant gain against Columbia in the Big Red's sixth game. It was a routine 3-yd. plunge in the first quarter, but it bettered by 2 yds. the career rushing record of 3,867 yds. set by 1969 Heisman Trophy Winner Steve Owens at Oklahoma. Two quarters...
YALE-PRINCETON--Yale's strengths are defense, an outstanding runner, and a quarterback, who while not sensational, can direct a balanced attack. The Tigers have a better defense, a better runner, and a better mediocre quarterback, who while not sensational, can direct a better balanced attack. Princeton's momentum is really rolling after its fourth consecutive victory last Saturday, and a victory over Penn could do little for the pessimistic fortunes of the Bulldog. Dartmouth had to be the worst undefeated team in the East until last week; and now Princeton is the last three-loss squad. Tigers roar...
However, Princeton discovered a more consistent quarterback in sophomore Jim Flynn, who has marched the Tigers up and down the field in the last three games. Flynn's passing is complemented by probably the best backfield in the Ivy League. Hank Bjorklun, a momentum runner who hits his holes quickly, is averaging 123 yards rushing a game, and if he slows down, the defense will have to contend with two more excellent running backs, Doug Blake and Walt Snickenberger. Blake and Snickenberger are particularly effective as receivers slipping out of the backfield...
...Quakers leading runners are Dave Merrick, Karl Thornton and Bob Childs. Merrick was Penn's first runner across the line against Villanova, finishing fourth in 25:35, breaking the school record by 26 seconds. Thornton took fifth place in 25:47, also breaking the record...
...Penn surely came out on top of the weekend exchange of a football loss for a soccer victory. For while Penn's football team appears headed toward less than mediocrity, the Quakers' soccer squad must now rate as one of the top teams in the nation, and the front-runner in the Ivy League race...