Word: halfback
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Richie Szaro was wined, dined and recruited by more colleges than any other high school football players in the United States last year. This fall, as a halfback on the Harvard freshman football team he's wasted no time in living up to his press clippings...
Actually, things have not been quite as bleak as the record would suggest. The freshmen's first contest, against Columbia, was a 7-3 win which featured a hardy Crimson defense, though the offense seemed one-sided. It centered on halfback Richie Szaro, the swift and shifty fellow who has scored four of the Yardling's five touchdowns so far this season...
...Halfback Bob Mlakar, a threat all day, took the kick, reversed his field, and scampered inside the Harvard 40. Fellow halfback Steve Luxford and Ryzewicz then snaked through the Crimson defense for two first downs...
...Halfback Ray Hornblower, after dropping the kickoff roared down the sidelines to the Harvard 46. He took the ball again and again, ripping off 10-yard chunks into Dartmouth territory. But on a crucial fourth and two, at the Indian 22, Vic Gatto was smothered and all seemed lost. A botched quick kick, however, got Harvard the ball on Dartmouth...
...Strandemo fumbled a handoff from Zimmerman, and for the second time Dartmouth recovered, this time on the Harvard 22. Ryzewicz hit Bob Mlaker over the middle, and the speedy halfback took the ball down to the Crimson 6. Steve Luxford powered to the 3, and Boyle vaulted one tackler and sprawled into the end zone in the next play. Pete Donovan converted to make the score 7-0, Dartmouth...