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...biggest change in the Crimson since Ravenel's injury has been the emergence of left halfback Bruce MacIntyre. Although he is not gifted with exceptional or even average speed. MacIntyre is a brainy runner who can be counted on for several good gains. MacIntyre's kicking is legend, and his new-found passing ability doesn't hurt, either...
...varsity's reserve strength is excellent on the line, and not so sparkling in the backfield. If halfback Hobie Armstrong ever learns to follow his interference instead of running over it, he will be a threat every time he gets the ball, but against Dartmouth he had trouble breaking even. Still, Armstrong, Hank Hatch, Glenn Haughie, and Tom Boone provide adequate, if not equally skilled, relief for the first foursome...
...third period as he did the other two, O'Hiri maneuvered through the defense for the fourth time to up the Crimson lead another notch. Picking up the habit, George Draper broke O'Hiri's monopoly by scoring the fifth Yarding goal at 6:10 Draper, who plays halfback and inside, was the only man on the squad to go the full distance...
That was the turning point. The Crimson drove to the 20, lost the ball on downs, then scored on its next series with MacIntyre's reverse pass. ARMSTRONG (40), the Crimson's sophomore halfback, takes a nose dive in the Dartmouth game...
Bruce MacIntyre was fuming by the time he got into Saturday's game. Last Monday, the senior halfback failed to show up for practice, probably out of general discouragement. And then, after two years of playing behind Chet Boulris, he found himself on the bench again, as Hobie Armstrong drew the starting left half assignment...