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...Harvard fullback Jim Callinan also loves to run against the Tigers. Last season he turned in the first 100-yard game of his college career, on a muddy, rain-swept field in New Jersey. And Saturday afternoon during Harvard's 17-17 tie with Princeton at Soldiers Field, the six-foot, one-inch, 210-pound senior did himself 90 better, setting a new Harvard record for carries, with 34, and rambling for the second highest yardage total in Crimson history, a sparkling 190 yards. He has no rushed for more than the length of a football field on three occasions...
...feel really healthy this year for the first time," Callinan said yesterday, "and that has given me confidence. The last couple of years I might have been tiptoeing a little bit--not that I wasn't trying hard--because I was thinking about the injuries. Now I go out there with no fear...
...Callinan with no fears should instill plenty in opposing defenses. It certainly seemed to scare most of the Princeton defenders out of his menacing path, for Callinan was constantly popping through holes the size of the tunnel of similar name. The fullback credits the big guys in front...
...weak Princeton defense--one that has allowed an average of 443 total yards per week--also contributed chunks of yardage to the output of Callinan, halfback Jim Acheson (18 carries, 64 yards) and wingback Jim Garvey (10 for 56, starting his first game). On the day, Harvard rushed for 311 yards...
...They (the Tigers) were very weak up the middle," Callinan said. "Their linebackers went down very easily. The defensive backs had to make the tackles." A quick glance at the stats shows Princeton strong safety Vic Ruterbush leading his team with ten unassisted tackles. That's not something that defensive coaches like...