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Keystone of the Crimson defense was sophomore right fullback Charlie Ufford. His sure tackling and clearing smothered the strong left side of the Brown line and prevented any scoring thrusts from breaking through his side...
Furthermore, Zitrides had lost eight of 11 backfield lettermen. He still had reliable veterans at quarterback (Walt Pastuzak) and fullback (Leon Beaulieu), but the halfback crop was so lean that Zitrides had to move end Bob MacConnell into the backfield. MacConnell has looked fairly good so far at right halfback. He does most of Brown's punting, and has averaged 38.7 yards a try, good enough to place him fifth in the Eastern Football Association...
Beaulieu, 201-pound fullback, is dependable when in good physical shape, but a trick knee has had him in and out of the lineup. Vit Piscuskas, captain and quarterback of the freshman team last year, has been moved to fullback to spell Beaulieu...
...agile Powers, all 6 ft. 4 in, and 220 pounds of him, stays on for two-way duty. Most of the Bruins play both offense and defense: the only other positions which are split are left tackle, where Steve Lalikos, a 19-year-old junior, spells Borjeson, and fullback, where Jim Martland replaces Beaulieu. On occasion, Zitrides inserts Chuck Bryson and Jimmy Hutchinson at the linebacker positions...
...depend on its own passing game as well as the strong running plays which can develop from the "X-T." On one of those, the "X" back (right-half) cuts diagonally across into the left side of the line. The quarterback fakos a handoff, and then gives to the fullback, who has charged straight over right guard...