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...Backfield Renovated...
Macomber, substituting at end, scored the first touchdown after catching a long forward pass while practicaly surrounded by second team players. He completed the pass by virtue of a spectacular leap in the air, and then, squirming free from the Black-jerseyed backfield, dashed 30 yards, crossing the goal line. The second and final touchdown was made by Kunhardt, who had been substituted at center. The first team was lined up under the scrubs' goal posts when one of the backs who was trying to plug a hole through the second team's line, fumbled. The pile of players...
Three Veterans in Backfield...
...backfield will consist of three veterans with Searing, a new quarterback, piloting the team. Scanlon and Gilbert, both good ground gainers, are fighting for the halfback position, with Dandalet, a former St. Thomas College star, at full-back. Dandalet, Weighing 192, is the outstanding feature of the team; he is a terror on offensive, gaining almost at will, and a bulwark on the defense...
...hands of the black-jerseyed eleven the day before. Captain Hotween and Owen were out of the scrimmage yesterday and their places were taken by Hamilton and Rouillard. This shift was only designed to give the regulars a rest, and does not indicate any change in the backfield to oppose Valparaise, which will consist of Buell, Horween, Owen and Humphrey, as Johnson's hand has not shown, sufficient improvement to risk his playing...