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...Restic just does not have the horses this year to qualify as a bonafide preseason Ivy League title favorite. Harvard comes off its first losing season (4-5) in the Restic era, and eight spots in the lineup--both defensive ends, both defensive tackles, one linebacker, punter, center and fullback--have been ravaged like Vietnamese free fire zones...
Sophomore Paul Connors, Ralph Polillio and Wayne Moore lead a small battalion of talented halfbacks, while Matt Granger could be the steamroller Restic needs at fullback...
This year's crop of American rookies is the finest in the league's history. Greg Makowski, 21, is a rugged fullback for the Caribous, and Billy Gazonas is a fleet, slick and tiny (5 ft. 5 in., 135 lbs.) playmaker at midfield for the Tulsa Roughnecks. The new American kids do not stand in awe of most of the Europeans. Says 20-year-old Gary Etherington, a Cosmos forward: "I don't see that much difference between us and them, except for the big stars." And Big Star Chinaglia is a fan of the young Americans...
Payton has not let them down. During his rookie year, no less an authority than former Cleveland Browns Fullback Jim Brown watched him run two plays and pegged him for the pinnacle. Said Brown: "Walter had the quickness and the moves and the instincts of just a great runner. He was the most impressive back that I've seen come into the league in a long time." Fred O'Connor, Chicago's backfield coach, was moved to assert: "God must have taken a chisel and said, 'I'm gonna make me a halfback...
Another Yardling, Keith Oberg (134 lbs.), the brother of Dartmouth's superlative gridiron fullback, is currently starting ahead of the injured Bill Mulvihill (6-5-1). The experienced junior will return to action in a few days, but Oberg has done so well that the veteran may have trouble winning his job back...