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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Lionel team, which has had only one touchdown scored against them in nine games, stiffed the Straus pass attack with frequent interceptions. Bob Campbell ran back one of these to a touchdown, after a quick kick by Ted Berkeley had driven Straus to its own goalline. Steve Kurzman, whose passing has highlighted the Lionel offense all season, tossed scoring passes to Hank Green-burg and Dick Chamberlain...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lionel Six Downs Straus, 19-0, for Freshman Crown | 11/17/1949 | See Source »

Local sportsmen give the powerful Holworthy six a two-touchdown edge over Straus, since they shut out Mower, 47 to 0, and Mathews South, 61 to 0. Holworthy is the highest scorer in both leagues, with a total of 161 points scored to their opponents...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '53 Crown Still Undecided; Lionel, Holworthy Leading | 11/15/1949 | See Source »

...Eliot eleven was able to score almost at will. Jim Rossiter led the way on two long touchdown runs, but a mixture of passes and deceptive line plays netted five touchdowns for the league leading Elephants. Jim Lowell converted five times...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Takes Title, Beating Puritans; Deacons Victors | 11/15/1949 | See Source »

...score. Harvard took the kick-off opening the second half and went all the way to the Brown three. An unintentional clipping penalty stopped the attack, for the Crimson could never get moving after that. The Lowenstein-to-Henry "transcontinental" pass play produced Harvard's final touchdown...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Early Brown Score Sets Victory Pattern | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

Midnight struck for Fordham's Cinderellas toward the end of the second quarter, when Army's cool, detached Quarterback Arnold Galiffa began heaving touchdown passes-three of them in less than four minutes. In the calmer second half (only four major penalties) Army kept its command. Final score: Army 35, Fordham 0. Despite the score, the Rams had shown enough power to impress the experts; it looked as though Fordham would soon have an outstanding football team if it didn't have one already...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scuffling Cinderellas | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

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