Word: halfback
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...Pete Briggs, injured against Columbia, has recovered and will be in his usual starting position at left tackle. The rest of the line will be the same unit which has blocked the Crimson to consecutive wins over Ohio and Columbia, and the backfield will have Albie Cullen at left halfback, replacing Boulris if he is unable to start, as its only newcomer to the starting ranks...
...Damis and Captain Alan Waddell, one of the best halfback combinations around, should give the backs plenty of chances to score, and with four men of 6 ft. 3 in. or better in Locke, Nightingale, Jim Cooper, and Bill Gill, the Crimson ought to get its share of the ball in the lineouts...
...deflected into the arms of a Dartmouth backer-up who scampered 25 yards to set up the second Dartmouth touch-down. Receiving the subsequent kickoff, the J.V.'s drove the length of the field to a first down on the Dartmouth one-foot line. On the next play halfback Dave Cappiello bucked over for the score...
...domination, as always, was the halfback line. John Felstiner, Tony Oberschall, and Marshall Schwarz controlled the last half of the game, breaking Dartmouth forward line plays as they formed at mid-field, and supplying their forwards with precise passes deep into Indian territory. Reserve center halfback Bill "Horse" Rapp relieved Oberschall on and off, making great use of what his teammates call "the best head on the squad...
...forward line also showed its strength yesterday, proving Coach Bruce Munro's thesis that with halfback support Harvard forwards can score against any defense. All-Ivy Dartmouth goalie Randy Malin set up the first Harvard goal when he let a half-pass, half-shot from center forward John Hedreen roll between his legs. Left inside Tom Bernheim cut behind him, and shot into the open goal with eclat...