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Other regulars in the Crimson backfield are halfback. Jim Damis, whom Shepard called "the best man on the field" in the Brown game, and Joo Crehore, who will quarterback the T-formation offense. Varsity track captain Bob Rittenburg is also slated for action at fullback, and will get a chance to run with the ball on various pitchout plays, Shepard said...
...Ithaca, Kane said films showed Cornell left halfback Dick Jackson had made a pass completion in the end zone, even though officials ruled be caught the pass out of the zone...
Besides the gold pants, Yale has several other new items which may prove to be equally spectacular. One of them is Dennis (The Menace) McGill, a very fast and shifty halfback. He retired in the second quarter with a charley-horse after getting Yale off to a 7-0 lead, or the Yale total might well have been higher. Given a couple of key downfield blocks, McGill, a sophomore, can be a scoring threat from anywhere on the field...
After two short gains and a penalty against Harvard, De Graaf found halfback Dick Meade with a pass right down the middle and Meade went over to put the Big Red ahead...
Munro put the Crimson through a light drill yesterday with no contact work. He worked on defense with Chuck Haddik, a halfback whom Munro is trying to convert to fullback. He was impressed enough with Haddik's progress to name him to today's starting lineup. Munro plans to start. Bill Cowperthwaite in place of Linglebach, but is counting on both Toro and Holmes at least to begin the game...