Sport: Saturday's Surprises

In hopeful moments, Princeton's Football Coach Charlie Caldwell could look down the season's schedule and imagine his team stretching the Tiger winning streak to 31 straight (since mid-season 1949). But in the way stood a high hurdle: ponderous, powerful Penn. With All-American Dick Kazmaier and ten of last year's other regulars gone, Princeton's young team would have to outsmart and outspeed Coach George Hunger's huskies to win. In Princeton's Palmer Stadium last week, Charlie's youngsters tried. With less than five minutes left in the second quarter, Penn had bucked and passed its way...

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