Word: backfielder
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...team the backfield showed a quartet composed of Chief Boston, Bob Stuart, Ben Smith, and Vernon Struck. Stuart was throwing passes with his old abandon and looked as fit as ever. If he were able to get into the Yale game for any appreciable amount, he would be sure to furnish the spark and drive that is supposed to be the reason for the team's bogging down when they reach the pay distance...
With Chief Boston reappearing in the ranks of the physically fit, Cliff Wilson shifted to center yesterday afternoon, completing a circuit from center to guard to the backfield and back to the pivot post, all since the Princeton game...
...Stuart reported in full equipment and ran signals with the B backfield. He will probably be given some light contact work later this week and may see action against Davidson. Out with a broken collar bone suffered in pre-season practice, he has been keeping training and pointing for the Yale game all season...
...things now stand, the A line that will probably face the Davidson Wildcats are, starting at left end: Winter, Kevorkian, Noe, Wilson, Klein, Booth, and Daughters. Boston, Oakes, Pope, and Foley ran signals with the first backfield, but there will probably be some more shifting done back of the scrimmage line during the week...
...backfield, the play of Craig, Schwenk, Wilson, and Long has featured in every game, Craig and Wilson sharing triple-threat honors equally. Schwenk has shown marked improvement as a line plunger, and Long is very dangerous on sweeps and passes...