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Bill Healey will probably be both the first-string tailback and the starting safety man when the varsity football team meets Army tomorrow in the Stadium. Coach Lloyd Jordan yesterday admitted that Healey, who so far this year has played defensive halfback and occasional wingback, would take on the two crucial positions...
Healey's double assignment is the result of injuries to Captain Red Wylie and tailback Dick Clasby. Clasby, still suffering from a bruise on the crest of his hipbone, did not run through signal drills with the team yesterday and will probably play very little tomorrow...
...varsity did not scrimmage at all yesterday, but worked on offensive formations which stressed passing. In the first-string backfield were John Tulenko at wingback, Gil O'Neil at quarterback, John Culver at fullback, and Healey at tailback...
...gearing facts culled from yesterday's football practice were that outstanding tailback Dick Clasby may see no action against Army on Saturday and that huge Bob Stargel may be switched from tackle to defensive...
With Gil O'Neil handling all the first quarterback duties yesterday, Dusty Burke and John McNamara worked at tailback, John Culver and Tom Ossman at fullback, and John Ederer at wingback, while Bill Healy operated well at both wing and tailback...