Word: touchdowns
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rated the finest in the Ivy League by Yovicsin. It appears clearly to outclass the varsity's starting backfield, which for the first time this season includes three sophomores: Charlie Ravenel, Bruce MacIntyre, and Larry Repsher. On the strength of this advantage, the Bruins have to be conceded one-touchdown favorites...
...second half, the varsity also scored a second touchdown. But Ravenel failed by a yard to make the conversion on a quarterback sneak. And from here on, the Princeton defense held firm....CRIMSONDale B. FrumanPrinceton tailback HUGH SCOTT hurdles blockers and would-be tacklers, including Harvard's right guard HAL ANDERSON (72) in Saturday's game. Scott scored the Tigers' first touchdown early in the first period and gained 75 yards in 15 carries. In the first game of the Big Three round robin, Princeton beat Harvard by a second period conversion...
...Test. Brown has tremendous power, is also the fastest man on the team. The combination is devastating. Most fullbacks are short-yardage power specialists, but Jimmy has roared off on touchdown gallops of 23, 38, 41. 48, 59 and 62 yards this season. He explodes from a standing start at top speed, follows his interference to the line of scrimmage, then picks a hole and takes off, running over everything...
...surest tacklers in football, recalls the day last year that he zeroed in on Brown for a tackle: "I really hit him hard-bounced him back. It would have stopped anyone else, but not Jimmy. He took off again to the right and ran 70 yards to a touchdown as if nothing had happened." Onetime Philadelphia Coach Earle ("Greasy") Neale says: "He's the best back in the history of pro football...
...second quarter, Brown plowed off left tackle, seemed hopelessly buried in a cloud of Giant defenders, then suddenly squirted free and outfooted the secondary to race 58 yards to a touchdown. But the Giants ganged up on Jimmy after that, held him to only 113 yards rushing (v. an average 163 a game to date), considered their afternoon's labor well spent as they upset the Browns...