Word: halfback
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...halfback picked it up quickly, though, and decided to try his luck against an onrushing troop of Harvard defenders. His luck was excellent. Disappearing for a few minutes around the 20 yard line, he suddenly emerged from the confusion moving rapidly toward Harvard territory. Ken Boyda finally reached him on the Crimson 21, but his fine tackle did not stop the Eli attack...
Yovicsin's starting backfield today will include seniors Mike Bassett at quarter back, Bill Grana at fullback, Scott Harshbarger at half, and sophomore halfback Dave Poe. Wally Grant, the team's leading rusher, is on the second unit, but he seems healthy enough to do considerable work. The only other change in the Crimson first eleven is the return of Joe Jurek to the right tackle slot...
...HALFBACKS: Mel Renfro, 22, Oregon, 6 ft., 195 lbs.; and Paul Warfield, 20, Ohio State, 6 ft., 178 lbs. "The days of the pony back are over," says one scout. "And by pony I mean everyone weighing much under 200 lbs. With these big defensive lines, you have to run big, fast bull elephants." Oregon's Renfro is just what the zoologist ordered. He runs the high hurdles, is a 9.7-sec. dash man, plows into tacklers "with reckless abandon and no regard for his personal safety." Ohio State's Warfield will have to put on pounds...
...Bilodeau, another halfback, should also profit from the added work. Bilodeau has suffered several injuries this season, and while able to dress last week, he was scheduled to do defensive work most of the time. He will now be able to carry out this important part of his work more effectively, and in addition might have time to prepare for offensive activity...
...Crimson, appeared to be headed for an easy afternoon when, on the second play from scrimmage, halfback Patrick Conway broke through a loosely guarded off-tackle hole and ran 52 yards for a touchdown...