Word: halfback
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...John Yovicsin aptly summed up his feelings when he said "for a first ball game, our first two groups did as well as we expected." Charlie Ravenel sparked his team by producing the spectacular play at just the right moment--an opening 11-yard quarterback sneak, a pass to halfback Albie Cullen which set up the first touchdown, and an option play again to Cullen to set up the second score...
...plays, including the option lateral to Cullen. Twelve minutes later, the varsity tallied again, after a similar dramatic play at a key moment. With third down and 12 yards to go, Ravenel passed to sophomore end Bob Boyda for a 16-yard gain to the UMass 34-yd. line. Halfback Chet Boulris took a pitchout off right tackle for 20 yards; then right-halfback Larry Repsher raced 14 yards around left end to paydirt...
...Massachusetts points all came in the fourth period through a combination of Crimson defensive inexperience and luck. Halfback Billy Reynolds was all alone when he nabbed the first touchdown pass in the varsity's end zone. But halfback Jim Hickman's touchdown came when he caught a pass deflected out of defenseman Bruce MacIntyre's hands. On this play, pass defense was strong with UMass simply getting a good break...
...Crimson victory came not without distressing signs, highest on the list being pass defense. Time and again UMass receivers got behind the Crimson defenders. A Redmen touchdown early in the second quarter was prevented only by a pass completion beyond the end zone, for halfback Hickman had gotten behind his defenders...
More important, the Crimson can ill afford any lasting effects from the five injuries it suffered. Best reports indicate that halfback Roy Williams, tackle Darwin Wile, Keohane, and guard Bill Swinford will dress this Saturday for Bucknell...