Word: halfback
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...University of Southern California's football team over California, 21-14, in the upset of the week; at Berkeley. California, ranked No. 1 in the nation, and basking in a record of three seasons without a conference defeat, led by 14-0 at the half. But U.S.C. Halfback Frank-Gifford got his team going by sprinting 69 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, setting up another in the fourth. Now tied with Stanford in the conference standings, U.S.C. stands a good chance for a crack at the Rose Bowl. Other results: undefeated Tennessee over Alabama...
After a short exchange of punts at the start of the contest, the Green was forced to kick from its own 40-yard line. Indian Ross Ellis, fading back to his own 25, got off a 50-yard punt that sailed over Crimson halfback Charlie Arena's head, landing on the Harvard 10 and rolling into the end zone. Arena grabbed the ball in the end zone, slipped and went down on one knee. Although he recovered and ran the ball back to the 15, the referees called it a safety...
Quarterback Paul Murphy, offensive star in last week's Bruin contest, did not make the trip. He sustained a shoulder injury late in the third period, after passing for six first downs and two touch downs. Bernie Kafka, outstanding defensive tackle, and halfback Frank White will not see action. Both men were shaken up in the Brown game...
...Dartmouth found one rather serious Crimson weakness an inability to break up pass plays either at the line of scrimmage or in the backfield. So led by quarterbacks Jim Churchill and Jack Reilly, the Indians passed Harvard silly in the first quarter. After passes had set up the scores, halfback Bill Daley twice plunged over for touchdowns...
Defensive halfback Art French has only a very slight chance of getting into the Dartmouth game at all because of a twisted ankle. Otherwise the squad is in good physical shape...