Word: halfback
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Notre Dame, aiming for its fifth national championship in ten years, almost misfired against fired-up Pennsylvania last week. Striking quickly, Penn scored in the first five minutes. Then Notre Dame's All-America Halfback Johnny Lattner (TIME, Nov. 9) went to work. He took the next kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown, minutes later dashed 32 yards with a punt return to set up Notre Dame's second touchdown, in the third quarter scooted for 56 yards to set up his team's fourth score. In the final quarter, with Penn driving 71 yards downfield...
...rest of Kelley's backfield is less fearsome on offense, but provides solid defensive strength. Pairing with Thompson, at right halfback will be Dave Zucconi, a junior, with little varsity experience on offense, but probably the Bruins' best defensive back. He has accounted for most of the passes intercepted by Brown this season...
...paydirt in the second and fourth quarters in registering their 12-0 victory over Winthrop. Quarterback Jim King threw to Art Warren for the first Adams score, but the extra-point try failed. Then in the fourth quarter the Gold Coasters tallied again on an end run by halfback Dick Corbell...
Defensively, starting fullback Hug Sargent played an excellent game. Bob Dean, Rusty MacIntosh, Juan Rodrigues, and substitute halfback Steve Szaras also bolstered the defense...
...penalized play came late in the fourth quarter, when substitute quarterback Bill Allen tossed a touchdown pass to halfback Ron Eikenberry. Officials, however, called the play back, ruling that there was an illegal Crimson receiver down field on the pass...