Word: yd
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...most tempting target for air attack in Jarman's bailiwick is, of course, New York City. To defend it in its entirety, Jarman would have to divide the city into 6,000-yd. squares, place an anti-aircraft battery at the corner of each square. But in case of a raid, he will be quite happy if he can protect power plants, aircraft factories, docks and shipyards...
That year, on his very first play as a professional, Hutson faked big Bear Beattie Feathers out of his way, caught a 60-yd. pass and scooted for a touchdown that beat the Bears, 7-to-0. Later in his rookie year, he trapped the Bears again with two sensational touchdown passes in the last three minutes of play. Since then-though the Bears' strategists have lain awake nights trying to figure out ways to stop him-the Alabama Flash, pussyfooted and sure-fingered, has robbed the mighty Bears of at least two more Western Division titles...
Near the end of the first half, brilliant Bruce Smith, 200-lb. triple-threat, got off a 78-yd. punt, then threw a 43-yd. forward pass that put Minnesota on Michigan's 5-yd. line. Smith was injured on the next play, but his teammates scored for a 7-to-0 lead that the Wolverines were unable to budge. It was Minnesota's eighth successive victory over Michigan. More impor tant, Minnesota is now in a place where, if it gets by Northwestern this week, it should beat its remaining opponents (Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin), should deserve...
...downpour of rain-such a downpour that running, kicking, passing, handling the ball and above all the nice timing required for the operation of Stanford's T formation, were all matters of luck. The stage for the Beaver touchdown was set by a Stanford fumble on the 14-yd. line...
...other rule changes this season: 1) an incomplete fourth-down pass into the end zone is no longer declared a touchback (ball will go to the opposition at point of last scrimmage instead of the 20-yd. line); 2) a kicked ball, touched first by the kicking team within the opposition's loyd. line, is now a touchback...