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Purdue won the Minnesota game because it took advantage of basic Minnesota weaknesses. Minnesota lacked a wingback who could run and a tailback who could pass. Consequently Purdue played a seven-man line, overshifted to the strong side, with the secondary up close. This defense, led by their great tackle, Phil O'Reilly, stopped Minnesota cold...
MacConnell in the "X" back in Zitrides' (and Engle's) "X-T" formation. The "X-T" is a variation of the winged-T, with the right half either out as a wingback, or else in normal position, but turned at an angle from the usual stance facing the line...
Both the ends, Harvey Popell and Ted Kennedy, and Tulenko, the wingback, are good pass receivers. All have made key catches for the Yardlings this year. Like the rest of the linemen, Kennedy a Popell play on defense...
After an uneventful third quarter, Clasby started passing again, this time to wingback John Tulenko, setting up an end sweep on which he scored a touchdown at 2:04. Tulenko made several flue catches of Clasby passes during the afternoon...
Lowenstein had his first chance to exploit the porous Tiger pass defense when a ten yard run by wingback Dave Warden and an 18 yard Warden to Lowenstein pass gave Harvard the ball on the Tiger 30 yard line. On the third down, Lowenstein picked off Warden on the three yard stripe. Warden, who was five steps ahead of Princeton's first string safety-man, went over for the first Crimson score. STATISTICS Princeton Harvard Yds. gained, rushing 443 27 First downs 23 12 Forward passes 12 38 Passes completed 5 17 Yds. Gained, passing 117 258 Punts...