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Finally a bowlegged halfback in a white and gold L.S.U. jersey plucked a bouncing punt out of the air on his 11, and All-America Billy Cannon set out for glory. He shrugged off one red-jerseyed tackier, ran right over a second. At midfield, Cannon surprised Mississippi's Fullback Charlie Flowers by cutting back instead of trying to go to the outside. (Admitted Flowers, an all-America candidate himself: "It was like a high school player trying to tackle an All-America. He went through my hands like nothing.") Cannon was all by himself when...
...Shrugging off the rain that swept Yankee Stadium, the Air Force recovered an Army fumble, slammed up the middle for a first-period touchdown on a play that crackled with the power of the old flying wedge. But Army slashed back with its customary crisp blocking as All-America Halfback Bob Anderson scored two quick touchdowns, threatened to turn the game into a rout as the half ended...
...ground, and in the second half, he pulled up the Air Force with him. A daring fourth-down pass put the Air Force on the Army 15. Two plays later, he so artfully faked a hand-off up the middle that the converging Army defense never saw Halfback Mike Quinlan circling left end until it was too late...
...today and win, it would indicate that last week's victory over Penn was not an upset. To date the team has been unable to get 'up' for successive contests, and today is their last chance. If they can, it could mean the title.Tackle ERIC NELSON (71) and halfback JIM NELSON (35) team to stop Penn's JACK HANLON (17) on the one-yard line, in the Crimson's 12-0 victory last week...
Fresh from a 20-6 come-from-behind triumph over Brown, the Yardlings will start one of the most talented freshman backfields to play for the Crimson in recent years. The key man in the '63 offense is halfback Hobie Armstrong, who scored two touchdowns against the Bruins last Saturday...