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Marked dissatisfaction on the part of the Harvard coaching staff not only with the showing of the rush line but also with that of the backfield was plainly indicated by the various lineup shifts in yesterday afternoon's without on Soldiers Field...
...backfield shifts point toward the breaking up of the second ball-carrying quartet for the Dartmouth game. Putnam and Wood were alternating as signal-callers, with Gilligan, Devens, and Potter playing halfbacks and fullback respectively. In the Army game Gilligan showed inability to make headway against a strong combination, and the end of the week may find him off the first eleven. The promotion of Potter to first string fullback shows that all is not yet settled as to who will substitute for the injured Harper. Last week it was White, but he was playing on Team B yesterday afternoon...
Cagle and Murrel had rather hoped to spend the afternoon with blankets around them, but a Davidson team too fast and nervy for the Army understudies kept the first-string backfield busy all the time. Army 23, Davidson...
...Ticknor and Davis respectively to these two positions on the right side of the line. B. Ticknor will take care of his duties at center, while Trainer and Barrett will oppose Perry, the Army's gigantic All-American right tackle. Putnam, Gilligan, Huguley, and White will compose the backfield...
Wells, who plays in the backfield, scored the first touchdown of the season in the game with Exeter, which resulted in a 7 to 7 tie. So far this year that score is the only one to the credit of the first year squad, as the opening match with Andover resulted in a 20 to 0 defeat for the Harvard first-year...