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"We gop a couple of bad breaks" revealed Stretch Cryton, Mastoden gridiron mogul, after his slippery band of touch football titalists dropped a close one to Pierson. His cohort, "balding Stu" Bottle, had already flied to the bluffs.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Grid Champ as Houses Win Three, Lose Four to Yale | 11/22/1947 | See Source »

Shabby overcoats concealing two-days' growth of beard, Yale game tickets, and slippery fingers with a penchant for buying cheap and selling dear, were in fleeting evidence on Cambridge pavements yesterday afternoon.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Unseen Lines of Battle Form with Ticket Scalpers on Warpath Romp | 11/20/1947 | See Source »

Offenses of both teams stalled in the slippery mud of the playing field, and only when Leverett took to the the air to drive for the only touchdown did the game stray from a stand-off midfield struggle.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bunnies Nick Deacons, 7 to 0, Win Second Place in Intramural League | 11/18/1947 | See Source »

Finn's backfield companion, Freddy Kozak, is a slippery runner and rates as one of the best punters in these parts, and behind him are two or three more almost as good.

Author: By Robert Carswell, | Title: Brown Stomps in Today as 13-Point Favorite | 11/15/1947 | See Source »

With showers forecast as likely heavenly activity, MacDonld will have a chance to see what kind of mudders are on his team. Slippery ground probably will not help the Crimson, since captain Hunt Mavor and forward Phil Potter are plagued with delicate underpinnings.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Booters Meet Nassau Today; Princeton Downs J.V Eleven, 27-14 | 11/8/1947 | See Source »

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