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...morning signal practice yesterday S. L. Batchelder '31 took the place at left halfback of David Guarnaccia '29, who took the day off from active work, but followed the play. The remainder of the Team A backfield was the same as in the scrimmage of the day before, with George Crawford Occ. at quarter, Captain A. E. French '29 at right half, and W. R. Harper '30 at fullback...
Died. Miles F. Fox, 19, Navy footballer and predicted backfield star, of Steelton, Pa.; from sunstroke; after the first day's practice at Annapolis...
Brandenburg is a consistent performer in the broadjump, and discus, and took third and second in these events against Harvard two weeks ago. He competed in the javelin event also but failed to place. Brandenburg is, in addition to being a track luminary, a football star, playing in the backfield...
...naturally to Marvin Alien Stevens, a handsome young man who came to Yale in 1922 from Osborne, Kan., played halfback on Mallory's eleven, proved himself a brilliant open field runner, an accurate place kicker, a good punter, and who for the last three years has coached the backfield and studied at the Medical School. Stevens will carry on Tad Jones's system which he probably understands as thoroughly as Jones. He has a contract for three years...
...Haven, Conn., February 27, 1928,--Marvin Allen Stevens, a backfield player on the championship football team of 1923, was appointed head coach of Yale football teams for a period of three years, according to a statement issued last night by the Yale University Athletic Association...