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...following Juniors are eligible for election to the captaincy: F. A. Clark, A. E. French, David Guarnaccia, John Parkinson, and John Prior. J. P. Crosby '28, who played on his Freshman team and has been a backfield star on the University team for two years, will return to college next year and is eligible to play, since he did not play last year...
Frank Briante, hammerhead of the New York University backfield, blighted Red Grange's record for a season's gain (1,260) when he plunged 30 yards the first time he took the ball against Allegheny (1,271). Soon N. Y. U. sent in the second team, limiting their shut-out over Allegheny to 81 points...
...Wednesday. R. W. Turner '28 was at center, Daniel Simonds '28 at right guard, and C. A. Pratt '28 at right tackle. G. K. Brown '28 was again at quarterback, with David Guarnaccia '29, A. E. French '29, and J. V. Potter '30 completing the backfield quartet...
Reports were current yesterday that Bruce Caldwell, Yale backfield star, is ineligible to represent the Blue on the gridiron. A Providence newspaper declared that Caldwell played in two games on the Brown Freshman team in 1923, which, according to the eligibility rules in force at Yale, would bar him from competition...
Briefly, the "Guards Back" play was planned on the wedge principle. With five men on the line of scrimmage, the ends were drawn into the backfield. At the signal, the right guard left his place, and came into the backfield, while the right halfback jumped into the vacant place in the line. The quarterback passed to the guard, who plunged into the line. The quarterback, left halfback, fullback, and ends got behind him and pushed. No line could stand against this sharp-pointed wedge...