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King is the more accurate of the two signal callers, but DeNoia excels in long distance efforts. Pat Clark is a breakaway halfback who does most of Lehigh's running, as well as most of the pass catching. He specializes in catching passes in Harvard Stadium. The other halfback, Jim Wilson, is a little more plodding, but has been known to find holes in the line. Mike Noel, a sophomore, is a fullback and is more easily contained...
...Harvard variation of the wing-T, the opposite side halfback is winged. This puts six men on side of the center. The defense must adjust to this or risk being weaker on one side. The advantage here is one of power, and the offense can pull a power sweep to one side, or utilize the wingback for pass protection blocking, among other plays...
First and foremost is the return to action of most of the 32 players who last week graced the injured list. The number includes first string right halfback Hobie Armstrong, second string right halfback Hank Hatch, and veteran left guard Ernie Zissis. Only sophomore end Paul Barringer of the top 22 remains out of commission, although guard Bill Southmayd is still playing at only half speed because of a broken left hand...
...strong U.S. squidging attack was the glad British cry, "Well squopped!" The English winkers - Freeman. 23, Philip Moore, 21, David Willis, 23, and Eliza beth King, 22 - found most U.S. opposition easy, but the easiest was the team of New York Giants, including Offensive Tackle Roosevelt Brown and Halfback Bob Gaiters. The match was defaulted by the Giants. "We apparently were too frightening in our warmup." said Free man. "Brown would have been putty in my hands." Shockingly Superior. The most arduous contest was a six-hour winkathon in San Francisco, in which seven U.S. teams were shut...
...first it looked like a bargain. In return for Veteran Halfback Bobby Mitchell and Rookie Leroy Jackson, the Cleveland Browns persuaded the Washington Redskins to part with Halfback Ernie Davis, two-year Syracuse All-America and the National Football League's No. 1 draft choice. But the deal went sour when Davis, the most highly-touted rookie to hit the league in years, was hospitalized with a blood disorder and doctors announced that he would be unable to play football...