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...backfield, while on the defensive, did an especially good job. Chet Litman and Bob Haley were most effective in nabbing the rather large number of ball carriers that got by the front line. Offensively, Litman showed that he has not yet lived up to the coaches' expectations. He is fast, has a lot of drive, but somehow is not yet a steady bet for a gain. Don Jackson, at fullback, didn't have very much chance to display his talents on the offensive...
...fourth member of the backfield who took all honors. Fred Moseley proved himself the most promising back on the Harvard squad. His running was the best and most consistent of any man who saw action, and his passing showed very definite promise, especially when it is remembered that he was flipping a soaking wet ball. He is by long odds the best chance for an all-purpose back Cambridge has seen for quite some time...
...There is no avoiding the fact that a team like Dartmouth or Princeton, capable of a string of smooth-working plays that are the equal of Bates at its best, is likely to turn the Stadium into a cross country meet. Yet, with more experience and cohesion, with the backfield clicking better, this Harvard outfit may go somewhere. Right now the chances are that Casey will start this same team in the Brown game
...last few days of practice have indicated, there will be two veterans, Bob Haley and Chet Litman, in the starting backfield. Both are men who were rated far below first string in the early games of 1933, but came more and more into the limelight as the Yale game approached. In practice this season Haley has done a steady job, while Litman was off his game at the start, but swung into brilliant form three days ago and ended up with a 65-yard romp through the Jayvees...
...over, then, Harvard is going to have a lot of well-trained football brawn to stop if the long victory yell is to be heard in the Stadium this fall when the dusk of a Saturday evening is dropping down on Cambridge. There is a lot of backfield material available; the line squad may overcome its lack of experience and toughness and start working as a unit. The job now rests will Messrs. Casey, Walsh, Fesler, and Lane, who form one of the most capable staff the Crimson has had in years. So while there's life there's hope...