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...Backfield Composed of Veterans...
...appeared in the New York World yesterday is significant. It was written by Charles E. Parker, one of the football experts of that newspaper's staff. He has the following to say about the features that have distinguished the University teams for the last decade, namely the three man backfield, the high standing defensive line, and the waiting ends...
...majority of football students believe four active backfield men, each of whom is an offensive threat, are of greater value to a team than three active backs and a signal caller, cool and clear-headed though the latter may be. And they opine that a line which charges low and uses its hands produces a wearing and wearying effect upon its rivals and develops opportunities for its secondary defense which gain better results than can be obtained by a line assuming a more upright stance. And they agree that wingmen who tear in and force a hurried development...
...second string aggregation for a few minutes. Dyer, however, was back at his old position Tuesday and appears to be putting up a merry battle against the ex-invalid. Murray Gibson, a veteran of last year's eleven and present intercollegiate javelin champion, was inserted into the University backfield Monday, taking the place of Legendre, who was moved to end to replace Shackelford...
Later in the afternoon, however, when Team A lined up for scrimmage opposite the scrubs, Zarakov was the only member of this combination to start. Stafford played quarterback; Braden and Samborski completed the backfield. The Crimson eleven was given the ball at midfield, and on the initial play fumbled it. It was recovered by a blackshirt, but was given back...