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...game. The seven linemen-roaring another guttural "Y-A-A-A-A-H-H-R-R-R"*-charged like bulls into a row of freshman defenders, who were specially padded, rather like picadors' horses, to withstand the shock. In the same split-second instant, a long-legged halfback named John Lattner sprang from his crouch, took the deft hand-off of the ball from his quarterback, and cracked through the right side of the line with the power of a runaway steer...
...reasonably intelligent football scout on the premises could have diagramed the play in less than a minute, and planned a defense against it a minute later. There would be only one difficulty: in the past three years, no defense yet devised has been able to stop Halfback Lattner from averaging 5 yds. every time he has carried the ball. A rawboned husky who stands 6 ft. 2 in. and weighs 195 Ibs., Lattner is admiringly assessed by Backfield Coach Bill Earley as a power runner. "Some guys, when you get a hand on them, they go down. Not John." Head...
Sophomore wings Bill Lingelbach and Godfrey Truslow, sophomore insides Dick Fisher and Bob Lloyd, and junior center forward Alex Haegler, the team's high scorer, comprise the tentative starting line. Captain Bobby Dean and Rusty MacIntosh, two of the team's most dependable performers, will start at the halfback positions with Holmes. Pete Briggs is starting in the goal...
...will probably use some straight single wing plays, with one man at wingback and the other at tailback. It may also employ some T formation attack, with Lowenstein, a clever ball handler, under center, and Clasby, a better runner than passer, at left half. Brian Reynolds, a fine running halfback, might move up to right half. John Culver, of course, would be at fullback. The 215 pound senior has been bothered by no injuries and should run well today...
Kirkland and Adams were both unable to mount a scoring offense in a game marked by rugged line play. The Elephants were unable to penetrate beyond the Dunster 40 yard line. Dunster's score came in the third quarter on a left end sweep by halfback Ron Peyton...