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...slight injuries to possible starters makes a pre-game selection of the men who will answer the opening whistle a hazardous task, but most of the veteran players will probably get the call against the Crimson. Bob Chase stellar Bruin quarterback, will be surrounded by the pick of the backfield aspirants, including Captain Bill Gilbane at fullback and probably Gilmartin and Allen in the wing positions. The quantity of good available secondary players will make the starting backfield a mere selection of the men who can carry out Coach McLaughry's assignments to best advantage...
Brown has two teams, which are almost equal in ability and effectiveness, and the coaches have two or three capable substitutes for every starting player. In the backfield Joe Buonanno and Harry Spinney are eligible for the quarterback berth held by Chase, and, despite recent injuries, their fleetness of foot may be needed against Harvard. Frank Gammine, who has come into great prominence as fullback, is playing better football than in the past two seasons, and should give Bill Gilbane a chance to rest...
Fitz, playing in Gibb's place in the Harvard Freshman backfield, bore the brunt of the ball carrying in the third period until his fumble deep in the Worcester territory cost him his prestige...
...Blue players, on the other hand, realize that it is practically their last opportunity to snap out of the lethargy in which they have hitherto been sunk. A drastic switching around of the Blue linemen has apparently pepped up the Elis considerably, while leaving them with the same old backfield of Parker, Crowley, Lassiter, and Levering. On the whole, the odds are about even on the clash; Brown has already shown its machine a capable one against Springfield, and is well provided with a style of play which held Yale at bay in the Round Robin series last December; Yale...
...conclusion, when the dust has settled on the five gridirons where Harvard's five major opponents are today playing, it is only natural that a better estimate can be made of their strength. But at the moment Harvard, with its preponderance of backfield material and its splendid A team line, looks like the best bet of the six teams to come through the season with a whole skin. Coach Casey in his second year with the Varsity has the advantage of not having to worry over what men he should put in the first team, but rather which players...