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Boasting fullback Walt Trojanowski, the leading scorer in collegiate football last season, and a rugged line anchored by the Dropo brothers, Walt and Milt, the Huskies hope to make their first visit to Soldiers Field an unforgettable occasion for Coach Dick Harlow's charges this afternoon. An estimated 1,400 rooters will be on hand from the Connecticut student body to watch their squad match its Minnesota single wingback system against Harlow's newly-instituted "T" formation...
Connecticut showed its wares for the press in the Stadium yesterday afternoon, with the Huskies running through plays from its single wing and later practicing kickoffs with Walt and Milt Dropo the leading lights. Harlow's eleven showed up later, posed for pictures, and ran through a short drill which also featured kickoff practice...
...repetition of earlier workouts this week. There was no scrimmage, since too many of Harlow's possible starters have been banged up in previous contact sessions. A long passing drill saw George Boston throwing with consistent accuracy, and the punting practice featured, as usual, Wally Flynn, Bill Jackson, and Walt Coulson...
...those unfamiliar with the Trojanowski record, let it be stated that the 193-pound Bridgeport resident tallied 22 touchdowns to lead every scorer in the country last fall with 132 points. Walt has been shifted from his fullback position to left-half this year, but his high-scoring abilities will undoubtedly fit into the plans of the Husky coaches wherever he plays...
...pair of brothers, both well over 200 pounds, feature the Husky line. They are Milt Dropo, 220-pound center, and Walt Dropo, a massive end of some six feet five inches who weighs in at 200. On the other flank will be Charley Christensen, a speedy 18-year-old who played regularly last fall. That the Huskies pack beef as well as experience on their line a brought out by the fact that only one tentative starter--co captain Charlie Molloy, a guard--is under 220 Pounds. The tackles are AI Yukma and John Brink, with Stedman Herman teaming with...