Word: breakaway
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...lone brightspot is the return of wingback Hal Moffie, the Crimson's finest breakaway runner and punt returner. Moffie, however, has not seen game action since he was injured on the third play of the Stanford game, and cannot be expected to perform at top efficiency...
...have used more end runs. Now look at the facts. Cornell has one of the fastest teams in the country. That means that backer-ups should be able to get to the flanks quickly to squelch end runs. On the Harvard side of the picture, the Crimson's one breakaway runner, Hal Moffie, was out of action. And two men who must throw crucial blocks on end-around plays, quarterback Bill Henry and running guard Howie Houston, were playing despite injuries which slowed them up and made it difficult for them to carry out their assignments on end runs. These...
...mentor Kelley didn't take very long to spot the Crimson weakness at defense. The last forty minutes found Eagle Jack Mulhern loitering around behind the Crimson defenders and snaring breakaway passes from his own defensemen. Mulhern scored three times as did his teammate Warren Lewis...
When the first quarter ended, the crimson was on the short end of an 13 score. During the second quarter, sever, the team slowly closed the gap and toward the end of the period held short one point lead, 26-25. Shortly after the Huskies caught fire. Employing its breakaway plays they scored five wishes in a row and when the half-time buzzer sounded they held a 35-26 lead. After the half, Northeastern steadily Granded its lead by firing shorts into the Basket from all over the court. The crimson, meanwhile, unable to crack the Northeastern defense, resorted...
...fastest man in the Holy Cross backfield is wingback Bobby Farrell. A varsity track man, he is considered a constant breakaway threat and is playing his second year of varsity ball...