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...small comfort to San Luis Obispo that the FAA belatedly grounded all Arctic-Pacific planes. Through the week, while its flags hung at half mast, the town was as glum as the cool, grey fog that rolled in from the Pacific. Cal Poly remembered Halfback Vic Hall, an alternate 400-meter sprinter on the 1960 Olympic team. Vic wore contact lenses and had not wanted to play football, but the weak team needed him for his exceptional speed, so he had agreed to play. There was Curtis Hill, an end from Bakersfield, a smiling, studious, religious boy who had walked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DISASTERS: Can You See Many Lights? | 11/14/1960 | See Source »

...Kuharich's stiff standards in the fundamentals of tackling and blocking. Last year Kuharich barely managed a 5-5 record. This year, with only three seniors recruited by Brennan on the squad, Kuharich was hit by a numbing series of injuries, including the loss for the season of Halfback Red Mack, an All-America candidate. But teams of the past would have found new All-Americas chafing on the bench. The trouble with Notre Dame football is far more basic than sidelined stars. When newsmen visit him, Kuharich fiddles with a letter opener during the long, painful interviews...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Luck of the Irish? | 11/14/1960 | See Source »

After a scoreless first quarter that saw the Crimson battling to get the ball out of its own territory, Army started a sustained 85-yard march that ended with halfback Bob Schultz slamming over from the nine yard line. The kick failed, and Army...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Junior Varsity Falls to Army's Rushing Offensive; 26-12 | 11/14/1960 | See Source »

Munro will go with his usual starters, except in the goal, where sophomore John Adams may get the call. Tim Morgan and Bandy Cortesl will open at fullback, and Bill King, Peter Savage, and captain Bill Driver will be at halfback...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Soccer Team Faces Brown | 11/12/1960 | See Source »

Another ineligibility incident recently improved the varsity's slate from 5-3 to 5-2. Halfback Noel Wilson, who scored the decisive goal in Amherst's 2-0 win over the Crimson early in the season, turned out to be a professional, and the game has been officially stricken from the records. Wilson reportedly played on a professional team in Philadelphia...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Soccer Squad Will Face B.U. Team Here Today | 11/10/1960 | See Source »

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