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Wayne Johnson was running from the tailback position on this team, although formerely this year he has been acting as Don McNicol's understudy for the fullback slot. As a Freshman Johnson played tailback, and so he is not unaccustomed to the position, although the plays which Chief Boston teaches the Freshmen have little in common with Harlow's. '42 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE October 3 Pennsylvania 10 William and Mary 17 Dartmouth 24 Army 31 Princeton November 7 Michigan at Ann Arbor 14 Brown 21 Yale at New Haven
...very dangerous man. According to this week's tidings of gloom, Mr. Mazur does everything but pump up the ball when it is snapped back to him. Army operates in the old Dartmouth style of a single wingback, and in formation right this places Mazur at the tailback spot. Here he is suited to carry on the running pass plays with which Bill Hutchinson of Dartmouth under Blaik's tutelage used to confound the Crimson secondary...
...looked as if practically the whole 1938 Crimson backfield was resurrected out of the past as A1 Kevorkian imitated Tom Irwin at blocking back, Frank Foley '39 impersonated Captain Bob Peters at tailback, Nick Mellen '39 took the place of Bob Perina at wingback, and Chief Boston played the part of Bud Rose at bucking back...
...Captain Peters the Tigers have an accredited triple threat tailback, although his press notices are not so long nor so glowing as these possessed by Barnacle Bill Busik. His wingback mate is Bob Perina, who passes, and both of these are dangerous if shaken loose. Tommy Irwin, the blocking back, and Bud Rose, a powerful fullback, comprise the backfield which should average 195, as compared with Harvard's, which is just under...
...Michigan's omens improved: Michigan outsmarted Northwestern (14-to-7). More important for the superstitious, its victory was won with brilliant touchdown passes of a sophomore named Tom Kuzma, who comes from Tom Harmon's home town of Gary, Ind., and plays in Harmon's old tailback position...