Word: speedster
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Berg's halfback Ray Hornblower was the sensation of the day. The shifty little speedster ran back kicks and took off several times on exciting runs from scrimmage...
...railroads, which lost about $400 million hauling passengers last year, are also counting on a boost from new equipment. Last week a high-speed train, manufactured by the Budd Co., hit 156 m.p.h. on a 21-mile strip of New Jersey test track. Financed by the Federal Government, the speedster promises three-hour service in October between Washington and New York, cutting present track time by 45 minutes. For long-haul service, however, the future remains gloomy on U.S. railroads. Only last month, B. F. Biaggini, president of the Southern Pacific Co., told a West Coast audience that "the long...
Boston coach Mike Holovak will try Leo, a 170 pound halfback for the Crimson, at flanker. The Everett speedster won all-Ivy and all-East honors last fall...
...most exciting event of the day was the 600, billed as a two-man race between Yale's Mark Young -- the IC4A champ--and Cornell's speedster Bill Bruckel. On the last lap of the three-lap race, Young was leading with Bruckel and Harvard's Jeff Huvelle close behind...
...says Coach Tom Landry. "We use double wings, triple wings, a two-back formation, backs in motion to the strong side and the weak side-in other words, everything." To carry the ball, the Cowboys can call on Fullback Don Perkins, a stumpy (5 ft. 10 in., 210 lbs.) speedster who gained 111 yds. against the Browns, or Halfback Dan Reeves, who runs, says