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With assistant coaches Cleary, F. A. Pickard '29, last year's varsity end, and Rufus Bond '16, former backfield star on the University eleven. French has a well balanced and thoroughly capable staff of assistants...
...significant that last year's Freshman coach Casey, is now with the University staff in charge of the backfield; for it is remarked by some that this move has been made with a view to the possibility of Horween's withdrawal from active direction of the Crimson team and the future appointment of Casey in charge of the Crimson gridiron destinies. Horween's business responsibilities have been demanding more and more of his time as the years progress and no little uncertainty was felt last year as to the possibility of his return for even one more year...
...year's eleven will have for his assistants this year. Walter Cleary who has coached the yearling line for the last three seasons; Frank Pickard '29, who played at end on the 1928 team and will handle the ends; and Rufus Bond '16 who will have charge of the backfield squad. Former Freshman coach, E. L. Casey '19, whose yearling combinations dropped only one contest in three years of coaching, is taking charge of the backfield work of the University eleven this year...
...Lewis, Jr. '30, tackles; J. R. Truden '31 and C. D. Newhart '31, guards; C. C. Cunningham '32, center; R. F. Gleason '32, quarterback; D. McL Greeley '31, P. A. Fullam '32, and Coach E. L. Casey '19, who filled in, all played in the backfield...
...placed on the combinations which have been improvised so far, it is nevertheless noteworthy that a large majority of last year's veterans have been placed together on the team which has been under the direction of E. T. Putnam '29, experienced pilot of last season. In the backfield are S. L. Batchelder '31, valuable auxiliary back of last year, A. W. Huguley '31, letterman and stellar defenseman, and W. R. Harper '30, two-time letterman and reckoned the best plunging back of the present team. Just how this combination, experienced and tried as it is, is to be bettered...