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...principal interest for those who follow the development of the Crimson team closely was the backfield combination which Ceach Fisher started in Team A. Cheek, for the first time this season, was the leading choice for the quarterback berth. Gehrke and Miller, returned from their brief sojurn on the doctor's list, both took their former positions, and Zarakov, who has been but a substitute all fall, was given the remaining position behind the line...
...Team A line was the same as that which started all last week. Gehrke, Hammond, and Miller were still missing from the backfield. They were replaced by Maher, Samborski, and Howe, while Spalding directed the team during the early part of the 35-minute scrimmage...
...Crimson backfield should find the inexperienced southern line weak for that line has but one veteran player, Darby, an end. Who will play in the Harvard backfield, however, is the question every one is asking. Hammond, Miller, and Gehrke have been out of scrimmage for several days, and no one seems to know when they will return. From Friday and Saturday's scrimmages. Coach Fisher's plan appears to be to shift Cheek from the quarterback berth and make him offensive back with either Samborski or Home and Maher, the last named to do the punting...
...fourth member of the backfield will probably be the veteran quarterback, Spalding, although recent developments lead one to believe that Coach Fisher is breaking away from the inactive field general idea. A three man backfield on the offense has characterized Fisher Coached teams for many years. The theory has been that a quarterback who does not wear himself out carrying the ball is best able to direct the team. The scheme has worked with admirable success but if it were possible to develop a player with this same ability coupled with strong offensive powers, the team would be so much...
...letter men have returned this year but Hawley faces a very difficult job in filling the other five positions as he has absolutely no varsity material from last year's freshman team which was the poorest in years. In the backfield there are three veterans: Dooley, quarterback, Leavitt, fullback, and Hall, halfback, Leavitt and Hall have two years experience Bolles, halfback, has returned to college but is ineligible on account of the three year rule, having played at another college before entering Dartmouth. Kelley, another veteran halfback, was declared ineligible last week when he failed an examination. He will...