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...CRIMSON when their big center made a bad kick-off. Notwithstanding this opening break the Harvard eleven played a tight game of football and held the Big Green to short runs and passes. Both lines played well and smeared many of the plays before they developed. The backfield of the CRIMSON did rather mediocre work and only once made a show of brilliance, at the beginning of the second quarter when a sustained series of short passes netted 30 yards and a touchdown. The try for goal failed...
...Schereschewsky, the counterpart for Crickard on the right hand side of the backfield...
...Morton, signal caller and backfield spark plug of the invading Big Green...
...Crickard, savage backfield star whose slashing off-tackle slants have been tremendous ground gainers in every Harvard game this season. A ripper when he hits the line, this rugged ball carrier is equally dangerous in a broken field; on forward pass plays, Crickard is both a strong blocker and an accurate pass receiver...
...Wood, extraordinary field general and signal caller, whose strategy, forward passing and kicking ability have made him a strong point in the Harvard backfield for the past three years. Watch for him on running plays too, as he tries out his own carrying ability on the opposition...