Word: walle
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Lamar praised the line play of the team, pointing out that the Holy Cross touchdowns came on long passes and interceptions, and he estimated that the forward wall had yielded less than 50 yards all season...
Only break of the game came in the waning moments of the third quarter when a Mastodon center sailed goalward unmolested until a wave of green players fell on the ball on the Eliot 20. While loyel Leverett rooters whopped it up on the sidelines, the Elephant forward wall tightened, and in three plays the Bunny offensive succeeded in advancing the ball to the Eliot...
...Crusaders are experienced and huge--so huge that the Crimson front wall should be hard put to hold its present national lead in defense. The Holy Cross line averages well over 200 pounds, and almost all of its operatives have had considerable experience. The Crusaders also boast a large array of backs, all of whom are good at single specialties, but not possessing too much versatility. It has been this defect--passers that cannot run, runners who cannot pass, and kickers who can neither run nor pass--that has been attributed as a major cause of the Purple's misfortunes...
With both lines reported tough, Saturday's contest may develop into a stalemate on the ground and a resultant aerial circus. For the much-landed Crimson forward wall, it will be a major test For the much-abused Harvard student body, binoculars from their end zone seats should reveal a tug of war par excellence...
Chiang Kai-shek won his greatest' victory in years over the Communists last week: General Fu Tso-yi's army marched into scorched and abandoned Kalgan, the Reds' Great Wall "show place." Because Kalgan's fall convinced many that Chiang could take Harbin or any other large Chinese city (as long as he had U.S. help), the victory held a happy political significance for Chinese Nationalists who believe with Chiang that the Communists can be beaten into agreement...