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From his spot under the center of the Purple T. Maloy will be able to direct one of the East's better running attacks, Captain Mel Massucco and John Turco are the "strength outside," with fullback Bob Doyle a more-than-capable "up the middle" runner...
Jordan's decision to use John Culver at fullback is a gamble. The big sophomore is easily the hardest runner on the squad, but Tom Ossman is a better blocker, and much more experienced. Culver's power, though, is too valuable an offensive weapon to be relegated to substitute duty...
...freshman team provided more good reserve strength at fullback where "Terrible Tony" Parisi offers excellent replacement for Bob Doyle. Doyle has been the starter for two seasons, during both of which everyone has called his 180 pounds "too light" for a college fullback. But, undeterred by it all, Doyle keeps pounding up the middle; last year he was number two ground-gainer...
...sophomore broke into the starting football lineup today for the first time, when Coach Lloyd Jordan announced that fullback John Culver would start the Holy Cross game...
...plowing through the scrub defense. Blitz particularly impressed observers as he showed more driving ability than at any other time this year. He is fast anyhow--he usually finishes first in the squad races--and his return to form may mean that the Crimson attack has a third real fullback, behind starter Tom Ossman and Culver...