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threat man in Paul Quinn to make up for the absence of all-House halfback of last season Gene Reilly, who is in the Army...
...came up the hard way, is a speedy wingback who doesn't let moss grow under his feet. He is also a topnotch forward passer, and a very good place kicker. The fullback on this club is Tom Douglas, a Sophomore standout last fall. Starting his career as a halfback, Douglas was switched to the bucking position, and he took to his new assignment like Bernie Gallagher to the Harvard double shift...
...halfback his Sophomore year, he saw considerable action, and started over half the games that fall. With the advent of Dick Harlow and his spinning offense, Hedblom shifted to fullback. Of first-string caliber, he had the bad luck for the next two years of being substitute for the great Vernon Struck, the 'magnificent faker' and probably the best-known exponent of the deceptive Harlow offense. Nevertheless, although overshadowed by Struck, he managed to impress the coaches with his determined and spirited play, and remained second-string fullback for his Junior and Senior years...
...late second period, the deluge broke. Halfback Thayer Drake tallied on a free throw to set the Crimson in the lead 1-0 and start the impetus that rolled up the efforts of the Clark defenses in three other blasts. Taking time out at half-time, the Varsity returned to the field and lost no time in denting the Clark nets. Eli Berman, stellar wing, took a pass from Jim Apthorp and rifled a shot past the goalie to put the Crimson in the lead...
Goalie, Thompson; fullback, Harbisin; fullback, Killam; halfback, Slingerland; halfback, Clarke; halfback, Butcher; outside forward, Calhoun; inside forward, Drake; center forward, Murphy; inside forward, Gifford; outside forward, Burman...