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...would undoubtedly shift Horween into the keystone position if Havemeyer were laid up. Owen seems well fitted to assume the line-plunging duties of the captain, and his irreplaceable defensive ability will be equally available at center or fullback. This shift would put either Hamilton or Humphrey in the backfield; the former would increase the line-bucking strength of the team, while Humphrey would attend to the kicking threat and offer a well-balanced backfield with three men almost equal in punting and open-field running strength...
...dangerous man on the gridiron when the ball was in his hands, was not dependable defensively. Any such criticism was shattered by his splendid tackling, even when cut down by the active Centre interference. Owen also showed himself as one of the hardest running backs in the fleet Crimson backfield...
...opinion Captain Horween is a marvelous defensive player. The way he sized up some of our complicated trick forward passes was a surprise. He is a sure tackler, a good line plunger; a clever drop-kicker. When Owen, Churchill and Fitzgerald are in the backfield with him, it is a most formidable combination...
This condition in the backfield has called forth eleventh hour changes, and makes the scoring power of the Freshmen an enigma. J. E. Merrill, one of the two first string quarters, has been moved to Greene's position. Merrill's playing at quarterback has been erratic, though on several occasions he has wriggled through his opponents defense and reeled of long gains. The other halfback berth is filled by Jenkins, whose consistent kicking and gaining as well as defensive playing mark him as one of the best on the 1924 squad. Gordon, who has taken Gehrke's place with reasonable...
...career when it bucks up against the University eleven this afternoon. Thirty-nine thousand people are coming from far and wide to witness this great inter-sectional struggle in which the odds are in favor of the Crimson. With Captain Horween, Owen, Churchill, and Fitzgerald lined up in the backfield, the husky Kentuckian players will have to exert themselves to the utmost for football experts believe that this Crimson combination will prove to be the most formidable quartette, both on the offense and defense, that has played on an Eastern football field this fall...