Word: half-back
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Nursing a 6-0 lead in the third quarter, Harvard scored again--and again it was Conway who did the damage. Emerging from the shadow of highly touted half-back Bobby Leo, he romped 55 yards over a carpet of Brown jerseys to give the Crimson a 12-0 bulge...
...their most effective backs, Leo Swift. Swift was injured last week against Penn. Aside from Swift's absence, the starting backfield remains intact. John McCluskie, who has been the team's offensive spark-plug, will start at quarterback with George Nevill and James Halpern at the half-back slots. Askold Kohimann will be at fullback...
...Penn refused to let up its own attack. When the Crimson brought its defensemen forward for the last-minute try, the Quakers slipped downfield with the ball and scored easily. Wally Whitney, the Harvard goaltender, never had a chance. There were three unguarded Penn men against him. Half-back to wing to forward it went, and Penn...
Holy Cross threatened mildly on the following kickoff as Hennessey received the ball on his goal line and charged to the 50 yard line. There he was literally upended by half-back Tom Boone...
Another possibility is to fake to the fullback and pitch out to the left half-back (who is running approximately parallel to the line). The halfback can either run the ball around end, or pass downfield...