Word: tailback
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fourth down, tailback Tom Morris bucked over off tackle for the score and Paul Nystrom converted...
...Tigers, rated at 14 point pre-game favorite jumped to a quick 21-0 lead in the first half then relaxed with two more touchdowns in the last two quarters. None of the Tiger scores required sustained marches. Three came on long, accurate passes from tailback Jim Mottley and the other two resulted from quick running plays deep in the Crimson territory...
...fumble by tailback Jim Joslin on Princeton's opening kickoff in the second half enabled the Tigers to score their fourth touchdown, this time on the ground, before the first minute of the second half was played. Two long runs by Morris and Manzler good for 23 yards and the touchdown...
Substitute left halfback Sandy Dodge suffered a severe shoulder injury in practice yesterday and will be lost to the Crimson for three or four weeks, according to Coach Lloyd Jordan. Dodge, who filled in behind Walt Stahura in the three games this season, was a standout tailback last year for the '59 freshman squad...
This will not be a new experience for Botsford, for as a sophomore he had to step into the tailback position left vacant by the great Dick Clasby. If Botsford can come through, a great deal of Jordan's problems may be solved. But if he can't, Babe Simourian, the very fast and agile senior will be given the opportunity...