Word: halfback
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McCluskey's isn't the only injury bothering the football team right now. Halfback Dave Poe and end Ken Boyda, both starters who were injured two weeks ago, have not responded to treatment as well as doctors had hoped...
...coach's second reason for not starting Bilodeau involves Bilodeau. "Every time we want to fill a position, we turn to this boy. He plays defensive halfback. He's on the punt team. He holds for kicks. When Poe was hurt we had him practicing at left halfback. So this is the problem we've had: if he becomes the quarterback, how much can we play him where he's been playing. We have to make some decision considering what's best for this boy and for Harvard football as a whole...
...defensive emphasis means that Yovicsin may prefer to keep Bilodeau at defensive halfback rather than use an untested man there. This is especially true because of the pressure put on the secondary by the constant passing of opposing quarterbacks this year...
...Harvard didn't get another first down until Bilodean took over halfway through the third period. In five plays Harvard moved from its own 27 to the Columbia 30, where Bilodean called a double reverse. His pitchout to Leo was off target and bounced off the halfback's hands: Dick Flory recovered for Columbia...
...third quarter was more of the same, although the Crimson picked up another touchdown on a one-shot drive. Two plays after receiving a Tufts punt, Crimson quarterback Benjamin Smith flipped a short pass to halfback Don Sadoski on the Tufts 35-yard line. Sadoski shook off two tacklers and scampered down the sideline to paydirt...