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...likely to be trying it today against a Harvard defensive backfield that contains some total strangers to varsity pass defense. Dave Poe, number one offensive and defensive halfback, is hurt. Either cornerback Jerry Mechling will be shifted back to safety, where he played last year, or Yovicsin will gamble with sophomore Bobby Leo in Poe's place...
...injuries all occured against Colgate: they sidelined end Jerry Hug, Roberts' top pass receiver last year, fullback Arne Jensen, and halfback and captain Ed Malmstrom. Then Cosmo Iacavazzi ran 61 yards for touchdowns the first two times he touched the ball and Princeton beat Columbia, 23-13, for the 19th time...
...Lions were the doormat of the Ivy League season last year with an 0-6-1 record, and lost most of their lettermen from that inept eleven. The only experienced players on the 1964 roster are All-Ivy halfback Steve Robinson and right wing Waldemar Schulz. In the team's first two games of the season Schulz broke the fibula in his right leg and Robinson dislocated a shoulder. (He has continued to play despite this handicap...
...might have guesed, Harvard has been working on pass defense this week. Bobby Leo and Walt Grant are working at defensive halfback, although Yovicsin hesitates to risk using Grant on defense. Jerry Mechling may go at safety (where he played last year), or corner linebacker (where he has played this year...
...Boyda (shoulder) and tackle Neil Curtin (knee) will almost certainly miss the game. But here Harvard may be fortunate: Columbia is the only other Ivy team with an injury list as long as Harvard's. End Jerry Hug, top pass catcher last year, captain Ed Malmstrom, a halfback, fullback Arne Jensen, and center Al Strauch, are all on the doubtful list for Saturday, the first three with knee injuries, the last with a hamstring pull