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Even in his brief appearances that year he made a lasting impression on his team-mates. In the opening game against Indiana, Butch, who was playing at tackle next to one Arthur Valpey, was running the Hoosier backfield in the first quarter. He had accounted for about 10 tackles in as many minutes when on one play he collided head-on with fullback Bert Hoffman and collapsed dizzily upon the turf. In his dazed condition he only realized that his left thumb was broken, but the trainers on the bench surmised more. They rushed out onto the field to investigate...
...other bright spot of the afternoon was Captain Kenny O'Donnell, who ran with the first string defensive backfield and at wing back when the varsity practiced its offense against the dummies...
...side, but although he's been coaching here all fall, Madar saw his first Harvard game last Saturday in the Stadium. As a member of backfield Coach Davy Nelson's scouting corps, he had previously been out on the road every Saturday...
Georgia Tech's pony backfield slipped and slithered in the mud at Atlanta, and fell before Tennessee, 13-6. It was Tech's first 1948 defeat. In a drizzling rain, North Carolina's undefeated Tar Heels (rated No. 3 in the nation) were held to a 7-7 tie by underdog William & Mary...
Receiving better late-game blocking than they have had all season, the Yardling backfield struck back in the final period. Captain Carroll Lowenstein got off his longest pass of the day when he tossed for 30 yards into the arms of end Don Cass who was standing on the Brown goal. Charley Walsh converted to break...