Word: tailback
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Playing without its injured tailback star, Royce Flippin, Princeton defeated Brown last Saturday, 14 to 7, and will come into Soldiers Field next weekend leading the Ivy League. The Tigers scored on a one-yard plunge by fullback Dick Martin and on a 26-yard sprint by wingback Bill Danforth. Brown's touchdown was made by fullback Bob Johnson from one yard...
Sparked by tailback Bing Crosby, the JV's marched 90 yards for a touchdown following the Tufts kickoff. Ash Hallett plunged the last three yards for the tally, and Crosby kicked the point to give the team a 7-6 halftime lead...
...bread and butter play in Harvard's football offense is the inside reverse, with the wingback carrying on a handoff from the tailback. Lloyd Jordan elevens have frequently used the play with success...
More positively, the Crimson has its own statistics to flaunt. While Beagle leads the Ivy League in total offense with 556 yards, Matt Botsford, who has alternated at tailback with Jim Joslin for the Crimson, and has played in only three games, has piled up 407. Even with Beagle's passing supporting the whole Indian offense, Dartmouth has averaged only 239.3 yards per game against Harvard's league-leading...
That offense, like the line should be intact for the game. Botsford and Joslin have been running well from tailback all week, and filling their regular spots will be wingback John Simourian, fullback Tony Gianelly, and quarterback Leo Daley...