Word: halfbacks
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...like all coaches, Jack Carr has his worries. The biggest one is whether to put Captain Dave Ives at halfback or fullback. If he plays the former position the rear guard lacks the necessary defensive strength. The same goes for the halfbacks when Ives is at the fullback post. The last arrangement seemed the better until the serious Princeton walkaway last week, and now it is very possible that he will be moved back to his original halfback duties for the Springfield match. It all boils down to this: with one more strong fullback, Coach Carr would be sitting...
...Second biggest game of the week was Cornell v. Ohio State. Last year Cornell won an upset victory over mighty Ohio, Big Ten champions. Reason for the victory was Cornell's Halfback Walter Scholl, who ran 79 yards for one touchdown, passed 63 for another. Last week Ohio State went to Ithaca for revenge. Smothering Cornell passers, charging furiously through Cornell's line, Ohio bulled over for a touchdown in the first period, yielded one to Cornell in the second. Then Ohio fought Cornell to a standstill. At the end of the third period, Walter Scholl went into...
...full strength. Jack Calhoun who has been plagued with a bad knee and a broken nose will be back for duty in the forward wall, Mort Myerson suffered an injured ankle in the Dartmouth game but it seems very likely that he also will be ready to fill his halfback position. According to Coach Carr the rest are in beat of shape for tomorrow's conquest...
Captain Dave Ives, in the right fullback position, heads a strong soccer eleven, out to garner its fourth win of the season. Jack Penson, goalie, Prennie Willetts, right outside, and Bill Edgar, center halfback will be counted on heavily by Coach Carr...
...considerable action. Although inexperienced, he is very shifty in an open field and is a good passer. It was his toss to Wolfe that scored against Yale. Joe Arico, fastest man in the backfield, comes nearest to being a climax runner, and may also play as a halfback...