Word: backfielder
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...Bear Backfield Light but Fast...
...Brown's backfield possesses in brilliance what it lacks in weight. Of the men starting today, Mishel, quarterback, and Keefer are the only light backs, but practically all the substitute material is under the average poundage...
...Cheek, the mainspring of the Harvard attack. As a carrier, interferer, passer, and receiver of passes, he has done yeoman work in the Crimson backfield...
...only natural therefore that conjecture should be made as to who will do Harvard's punting. Of the men who played in the Team A backfield, only Miller has ever punted in a University game, and on that occasion he was called upon to make a short kick out of bounds. In these circumstances it is natural that the suggestion should have been made that Harvard will play the same punting game against Dartmouth as it did against Middlebury. However, this is impractical, as there is a difference in the caliber of the Dartmouth and Middlebury defenses. At present...
...first eleven the scrubs become a more than significant factor in Harvard's football machinery, and great importance is attached to the work of the men pictured above. Coach Knox has been head coach of the second team for many years. Of the other men, Samborski and Blake are backfield tutors while Donovan, Greenough, and Hubbard, the last two former Crimson captains, have the linemen under their supervision...