Cornell at Colgate

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 3, 1956, page 1

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  Cornell 10 Send Two Swift Backs Against Navy ! star stan correspondent | ANNAPOLIS, Oct. “a big Negro halfback, who runs like an electric impulse. and a surprisingly confident Cornell football team are two problems facing Gus Prahalis in his new role as Nays No. l quarterback. Drubbed, 34–⁠6. by Colgate III the opener last week. Cornell may be an entirely different out fit Saturday against Navy at Ithaca, N Y 1--WE should be considerably better” Coach Lefty James said via ng-distance telephone. “Injuries hurt us last Saturday. We are in top physical condition for Navy” Irv Robertson, who tops 6 feet and weighs 1870. could make the difference in any football game according to Steve Belichick, Navy assistant coach who secuted the Cornell Colgate game. HE and that quarterback, Art Boland-we won’t see two faster backs than that all year.” Bell chick says. They were on the .quarter-mile relay team that won in the Penn Relays. Against Colgate. Robertson took a kickoff on his own goal line and went 100 yards, but that wasn’t enough -Boland was with him all the way. when Robertson gets away he’s gone. There is no way to stop him short of using a gun. Robertson has been clicked in 81 for the 100 yards. What used to be Nays second team will start Saturday. For the first time in seven seasons as head coach at Navy Eddie Erdelatz has moved up an entire unit. The move was based on relative team performances last Saturday against William & Mary. This is no psychological move, = Erdelatz says. The second team. as a unit, just outhustled the first team and so they’re the first team We want to see how they hold ur under the pressure OF starting. i Asked II it weren’t a big jolt to some of the more established players. Erdelatz replied; “Sure it was a jolt. But it was jolt to me Saturday seeing the Sec ond team outhustling the first From left to right the starting line reads: John Kanuch, Bill Meisel. Bob Caldwell. Bob Nc Elwee. George Fritzinger, jim Martinez and John Ruth. In the backfield with Prahalis are Harry Hurst at left half, Chef Burchett at right and Vince Monte at fullback. :. The second team. which will try Saturday to win back its No. l position. reads. left to right on the line: Wayne Mckee. Tony Anthony, Tony Stremic. Wilson Whitmire, Jim Hover, BOZ Reifsnyder and Earle Smith. II the backfeld: Tom Forrestal Quarterback; Ned Oldham ane Paul Gober. halfbacks, and DicE . Dagampat. fullback.

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Cornell leads 48–⁠39–⁠3 in 90 meetings, counting the 47 since this game.