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John Culver, driving Crimson fullback, did not receive any mention...
Yale guard Dick Polish, Colgate's passing quarterback Dick Lajla, and fullback Homer Smith of Princeton were the only men who faced the Crimson named to the squad. Tackle Jack Shanafelt of Pennsylvania and guard Stan Tsapis of Cornell brought to six the total number of Ivy Group players on the starting all-East team...
Against Caldwell's team, Culver was called on to do the bulk of the rushing since Captain Dick Clasby was unable to play. The big Crimson fullback carried 22 times for a four-yard average, outgunning Homer Smith, whom Caldwell calls "one of the best players I've ever coached...
Culver finished second in rushing to Homer Smith of Princeton, who rang up 563 yards in 135 tries, for a 4.2 average. The Crimson fullback piled up 558 yards in 114 attempts, a 4.9 average. Culver would have won the rushing championship if he could have played another game at this rate...
...fullback in high school, Shugart shifted to the line as a freshman. He was a regular guard on the squad that season, and has played varsity ball for the last two years...