Word: backfielder
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Percy Haughton's widow watched the Columbia team that he had builded sink to defeat before Cornell at Ithaca. Chief cause of this sinking was Ignacio Sadurdino Molinet, 19-year-old native of Cuba, Cornell's 179-pound backfield torpedo. Score: Cornell 14, Columbia...
...gray ranks of West Point's cadets marched evenly into the Yale .Bowl. Unawed by militarism, a chunky Eli, Halfback Pond, greeted their team promptly with a plunge, a twist, a struggle, a 48-yard dash for a touchdown. The Army marched and countermarched its backfield squad, right and left and double-time, but only once reached the end of the parade ground. Home marched the cadets, more evenly than ever. Score: Yale 7, Army...
...South Bend, Ind., was a ruthless hostess to the Georgia Technicians, sending them home sorely battered, 34 to 3, a score characteristic of the potential national champions. The Georgian linemen were hardly impressive, permitting substitutes and regulars alike to pass them by with great frequency. But in the Georgian backfield, Fullback Douglas Wycoff covered himself with the day's indvidual glory. His best effort was a 47-yard run to Notre Dame's 1-yard line, an effort cheated ironically by Time, which ended the game as Wycoff came to earth...
...backfield two men in particular were adding their names to football annals, Slagle and Williams. Nothing phased Slagle on Saturday. Whether he was running, passing, kicking, or tackling he was equally proficient. Slagle is only a sophomore and Harvard will have to cope with him two more years...
...opponents by the startling amount of 29 pounds a man. That the Crimson backs are not deficient in speed, line plunging, or defense work is evident to those who have seen them in action. In all points but weight, however, Princeton comes close to being an equal in the backfield. Such an overwhelming difference in bulk cannot help but handicap the Tiger...