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After some indecisive early skirmishing, a poor kick gave the Elis the ball on their own 44. Fullback Jerry Jones smashed to the Harvard 37 on a fake-pass trap play. On the next play, Jones ran through a large hole off-tackle for the score...

Author: By Richard B. Kline and Hiller B. Zobel, S | Title: Powerful Elis Romp, 41-14; Clasby Hurt, Will Play Again | 11/24/1952 | See Source »

Woodsum's dozen was enough to give him the Ivy League scoring title: Crimson fullback John Culver, who dived for Harvard's final score, ended the season with 11 touchdowns...

Author: By Richard B. Kline and Hiller B. Zobel, S | Title: Powerful Elis Romp, 41-14; Clasby Hurt, Will Play Again | 11/24/1952 | See Source »

...poor kick led to the final score in the third quarter. Reserve fullback Bill Volmer, Lewis, and Oehmler carried, with Volmer going over from the three. A poor pass from center ruined Morrison's third attempt...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: Freshmen Smash Bulldogs 20-0, for Their 3rd Victory | 11/22/1952 | See Source »

Jerry Jones, the fullback, is Oliver's leading ground gainer. A fast starter, the 195-pound junior cuts sharply, resulting in five touchdowns and a four yards a carry average. In the Princeton game Jones gained far more consistently than star Tiger fullback Homer Smith...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: Molloy, Woodsum Lead Powerful Eli Eleven | 11/22/1952 | See Source »

Phil Mathias, a sophomore who made several high schoolish mistakes against Princeton will start at defensive right halfback. A fullback as a freshman, Mathias has played sparingly on offense this season, but has a nine yard average for eight carries. Bob Parcells played the best defensive game of any of the Eli pass defenders last week, but even his work was unsharp. The Yale pass defense of Mathias, Parcells and Brock Martin has been weak all year. In the Princeton game, the Tiger's left handed fallback Bob Unger was able to run to his right and complete several very...

Author: By David L. Halberstam, | Title: Molloy, Woodsum Lead Powerful Eli Eleven | 11/22/1952 | See Source »

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