Word: threatfully
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...days of KF-79 and Bill Swiacki are long past now but Columbia football coach Lou Little has managed to produce one final Baker Field hero in this, his last year as Lion mentor. This star, 5-8 quarterback Claude Benham, will be the chief threat to the Crimson's bid for its second win of the season this Saturday...
Besides Benham, the main threat in the Columbia backfield is right halfback Ed Spraker. A powerful runner, Spraker, along with end Ron Szczypkowski, is one of Benham's favorite targets for passes. Each has caught seven this year...
...very important aspect of Saturday's game will be the weather. Last year, a rain and wind did nearly as much to defeat Columbia as did the Crimson. In such weather, the threat of Benham's passing attack was greatly diminished and he attempted only eight passes, three of which were completions. In other words, if the storm that is now off the coast hits New York on Saturday, Little may lose most of his offense...
...behind Iglesias is a woefully weak team which has beaten Dartmouth, while losing to Yale in a triangular meet, beaten NYU, and lost to Fordham in dual meets. The only other real threat in the Light Blue lineup is number two man Stan Abramowitz whose time in the NYU meet was nearly two minutes slower than Iglesias' record mark...
Jordan said he especially feared Columbia quarterback Claude Benham and halfback Ed Spraker. These two players have been Columbia's chief offensive threat all year, and were especially effective against Yale last Saturday...