Word: prowess
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...forward George Goodreault and center George Winkler, B.U. has two scoring aces ready and willing to pit their point registering prowess against that of Captain George Hauptfuhrer and forward-center John Rockwell. Winkler, in fact, bested Hauptfuhrer's spree against M.I.T., 19 to 18 points...
...Zimmerman, sparkplug of second-place Leverett, and Austie Lyne of Eliot. Both these men ranked as top offensive threats. Lyne's scatback running and Zimmerman's passing standing out. At the fullback slot on the first squad is Bob Lyndblatt of Adams, whose line smashes as well as defensive prowess drew praise from Intramural Director Dolph Samborski...
When Hal Moffle snagged a Jim Kenary forward and scooted 30 yards to set up Harvard's first win in a month Saturday, the coaching prowess of Freshman mentor Henry Nicholson Lamar as well as that of Dick Harlow came in for a put on the back. For the Kenary-Moffie combo first clicked in last Fall's yarding eleven, which catapulted a record seven players to this year's Varsity ranks...
During the half time period an impromptu display of grid prowess was staged by a ragged group of settlement House irregulars who poured down on the track from end zone locations. Admitted by Bill Bingham at Student Council request, they tried to repay the favor by earning their admission and justifying the sum for the rest of the 17,000 crowd...
...first bout with a gang fresh in from the streets. But not, according to Brooks, "if he is a man who is too typically Harvard, complete with accent and fastidious dress. He must be able to speak their language, and above all, he must have a little athletic prowess, because those kids like to respect you as a strong...