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...game against Bowdoin last Saturday. So far the team has shown great improvement, particularly in the forward pass. Albright, right end, seems to be the star pass catcher, as shown in several recent scrimmages against the seconds. It is expected that three letter men will be in the backfield in the game tomorrow, besides Emery, the star half-back, who is a Freshman...
...Tufts a great shake-up has been made necessary by injuries to the right end, quarter-back and full-back. Smith, a promising candidate, has been put in at quarter and bids fair to hold that position. Sanford, left end, has been moved to the backfield. The team is due for a speedy drill today before the game with Springfield tomorrow...
...first forty minutes of the afternoon the backfield men were groomed on interference by Coach Gardner, while W. B. Snow '18 showed the linesmen how to use their hands in breaking through and warding off opponents...
...Lockwood '22, at tackle for the second team, showed remarkable defensive ability, his block of a punt in the early part of the scrimmage being instrumental in keeping the ball in the University eleven's territory for some time. N. V. Nelson Occ starred for the first team backfield, being particularly valuable in running interference and on the defensive. J. S. Higgins '20 played an excellent game at end for the second team...
With four letter men from the 1916 team in College, E. L. Casey, R. Horween, W. J. Murray, and W. B. Felton, in addition to several members of the informal and service teams of the past two years, the backfield is easily the strongest department of the game this fall. S. Burnham, a member of the squad in 1916 A. Horween who captained the 1917 informal eleven and R. S. Humphrey of the 1921 team are the other more prominent contestants for backfield positions...