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There are a clown who has worked several summers with a circus, a cowboy rope spinner, a handwriting expert, two palmists, and two complete puppet shown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STUDENTS EMPLOY TALENTS IN HOLYDAY ENTERTAINING | 12/2/1940 | See Source »

What makes this year's Big Red roll? Not Matuszcak (pronounced maa-too'-shack), the quick-thinking quarterback whose genius at calling plays is exceeded only by his downfield blocking nor Landsberg, the spinner specialist who can wriggle through a hole and run like a doubling fox, nor McCullough, nor Murphy, nor Bufalino, nor Schmuck, nor any of the other Big Red ball hawks who can not .only throw and catch but almost smell a pass coming their way. Cornell rolls because it is a coordinated machine with a beautifully balanced running and passing attack. "They...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Big Red | 11/11/1940 | See Source »

Henry Vander Eb sparked the backfield, carrying the ball on spinner plays, kicking, and accounting for a number of interceptions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lamarmen Fail to Impress; Tie 6-6 | 10/21/1940 | See Source »

This started a steady Kirkland advance, largely made possible through the success of the Eberle-Addington spinner plays. The Gold Coast rallied, however, before the end of the half. In the last quarter both teams let go. Bob James's passes to Hurley and Kuhn sent the Adams men goalward more than once, but they were unable to score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GOLD COAST TIES KIRKLAND, 0-0 | 10/17/1940 | See Source »

Next fall cologist Dick Harlow, maestro of the spinner cycle offense, will face the most ambitions schedule over undertaken by a Harvard football team when he sends out his Crimson clad eleven to do battle with six of the ranking teams of the East, the mighty Wolverines of Michigan, and up-and-coming Amherst College...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPORTS of the CRIMSON | 6/20/1940 | See Source »

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