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With junior John O'Grady at quarterback, the Crimson drove 74 yards on the opening series of downs, stalled on the Northeastern four, and forced the Huskies to punt less than a minute later. Varsity hurdler Walter Johnson fielded the ball, moved to the left sideline, and trotted 48 yards for a touchdown, untouched behind a wall of blockers. It set the tone for the entire game...
...terse, tight lingo of the scouting reports, is: "Fast, with good hands. Covers a lot of ground. Likes to play it tight. Tough." If he were not a junior, another top contender is Jake Scott, Georgia, 6 ft. 1 in., 190 Ibs. He is a blue-streak threat on punt returns. When he becomes available, some scouts contemplate using him as a running back because of "his skill and instinct for using blockers...
...tackle play. Wehrli will probably be cast as a free safety because of his knack for homing in on the ball. "He's a tough kid," says one scout. "Maybe too tough. I've seen him knock himself cuckoo on tackles." The nation's top punt returner, with an average runback of 11.7 yds., he can go all the way with an interception...
PENN, 28-6: Defense was the key as Harvard won this battle of undefeated teams. A fumble and a pass interception led to two quick touchdowns, and Gatto returned a punt 70 yards for six points. Fullback Gus Crim had an excellent day and pat Conway was outstanding at safety...
...Dowling legend began that freshman season. Back to punt on fourth and 11, Brian saw an opening and ran 20 yards for a first down, but the play was nullified by a penalty. Before play resumed, the freshman coach Harry Jacunski asked Dowling why he had run and Brian responded, "I saw something in their defense I knew I could exploit." Faced now with fourth and 26, Brian ran again, for 35 yards. Mortified, the coach asked him the $64,000 question again. "Well, coach. I saw the same thing again," Brian answered...