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...will run from the "T" more often than last year. Besides newcomer Dean Sensanbaugher, brilliant Ohio State back, West Point has Doug Kenna, its wonderful unknown; if he finally struts his stuff (he broke an arm in practice in '42, cracked a knee last year), Army's backfield will go places and do things. But Blaik still has his line - and Navy - to worry about...
...Coulson have shown the most talent among the prospective booters. Coulson, Freshman baseball star, was moved up to the first squad as an end this week, and thus may follow in the footsteps of the famed Loren MacKinney, first string wingman on the 1940 team, who moved into the backfield to get off 65 yard kicks...
Several candidates for the starting lineup performed well enough in recent scrimmages to give them a definite edge over all other competitors for their respective positions. At the backfield posts, Bill Jenkins, Ken Brown, and Carl Lindblad were the stars; while Paul Garrity and Roscoe Hankin, both experienced performers and contenders for the running spot, were prevented by Navy obligations from being at some of the workouts but are still in the thick of the fight for positions in the backfield...
...addition to head coach Lamar, the Crimson Coaching setup this fall will have former Washington Redskin professional Chief Richard Tuckey as line coach. Floyd Stahl will handle the backfield, and Chief Piscol will tutor the ends. An informal schedule, similar to that of last fall, is planned for this year's Crimson eleven...
Ausnit, Johnny Loos, Golden, and Holcombe, with Lieutenant-Commander Kear of the R. N. Z. Navy and the Harvard Law School at scrum-half, make up the remainder of the backfield. Among the forwards, the position will be the same as last week, with Kennedy, Garfield, and Gross in the front line, Jessop and Hodge as locks, Weisberg as center, and Wilson and Worthington in the left and-right outside-forward position respectively...