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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Christian's duty may find some of his situations too embarrassingly cozy to stomach. Example: the preacher-hero's pep talk to a college assembly. Jesus, he assures, "is in your backfield-the greatest triple threat player the world has ever known . . . He could plunge, pass and punt, that is preach, pray and penetrate to the very heart of God ... Yes, in the final minutes of the game, beaten back to His goalline, this great Champion . . . sent the ball spiralling far into the opponents' territory [and] the stone was rolled away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Composite Sermon (II) | 12/11/1950 | See Source »

Time and again Blaik sent his follows against the Navy wall; again and again he was forced to punt out. And the people who filled Municipal Stadium kept waiting for the Army explosion they were sure was coming but never...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Navy Won on Spirit and Excellent Defense | 12/5/1950 | See Source »

Thirty-mile winds made accurate long passing impossible, and eliminated the expected passing battle. All through the first half, Yale neglected its best pass formation, the short punt alignment, in favor if the conventional T. The Elis tried only 2 passes, both thrown by Tisdale in the second quarter from T-formation; both were incomplete...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Both Teams Had New Formations For Game Today | 11/25/1950 | See Source »

Carroll Lowenstein came in for the first time and punted to Parcells, who was downed on the Yale 10. Senay went for a first down on two plays. Two offside penalties put the ball back on the Yale 11, but Senay carried all the way to the 30 on a beautiful run around right end. He then picked up five more for a first down on the 36. Conway and Senay picked up 13 yards for a first down on the Yale 49. Spears carried to the Harvard 48 and Senay to the 43. After a penalty and an incomplete...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE WINS 14-6 | 11/25/1950 | See Source »

Against Princeton, Hickman came up with a short punt formation on which Stuart Tisdale, the quarterback, received the ball directly from center and proceeded to pass. Bob Spears, the fullback, and Ed Senay, the left halfback, gave Tisdale excellent protection and since this formation included a third end as right halfback (situated on the wing), Tisdale has three good targets. Against Princeton, he preferred the right halfback, who was Ray Bright...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Yale's Hickman Fields a Well-Balanced Eleven | 11/24/1950 | See Source »

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