Word: yds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Silent-sentry radar set, resembling old-style box camera on a tripod, picks up movement within 800 yds. under any conditions...
...Miami (Ohio) halfback, set out to rebuild manpower and morale. "You're just the patsies from Northwestern," he taunted his players. It worked. This year aroused Wildcats have won their first three games (Washington State, Stanford, Minnesota). On the first three plays Michigan backs were thrown for 17 yds. in losses. Northwestern scored a fantastic four touchdowns in a seven-minute stretch before Parseghian emptied his bench to temper the slaughter. Final score: Northwestern 55, Michigan...
...over Kentucky. ¶ Wisconsin's crunching defense dogged Purdue passers all day, cashed two pass interceptions and a blocked kick for scores in a 31-6 victory. ¶ On the West Coast, Halfback Dick Bass maintained his lead as the nation's leading ground-gainer, averaged 11.3 yds. a carry for 135 yds. as little (enrollment: 1,670) College of the Pacific rolled over Brigham Young 26-8. Outgained in all departments, Navy made use of a rocklike defense to stop Michigan drives seven times, pull a 20-14 upset to label itself a slight threat to Army...
...refreshing as a breeze off the nearby Pacific. Virtually unknown outside of the South, the University of Florida senior had nothing to lose and everything to win, and he played that way. Tall and rangy (6 ft. 2 in., 185 Ibs.), he banged out drives of 250 yds., canned his putts with ease and never trailed an opponent, including Quarter Finalist Dick Chapman, former U.S. (1940) and British (1951) Amateur champ. "The greens are like billiard tables," chuckled Tommy. "All you have to do is start the ball rolling and it goes right into the hole...
...Holding his Garand rock-steady, Marine Technical Sergeant Michael Pietro-forte, 30, peered down the range at the Camp Perry, Ohio national rifle matches, methodically plunked all 50 of his shots into the bull's-eye at distances of 200 to 600 yds., registered the first perfect score of 250 points in the 55-year history of national trophy matches. Three days later Army Pfc. Philip Toloczko, 23, turned the same trick...