Word: wingback
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...toughest fights on the squad has developed over the wingback slot. Early-bird prognosticators picked 1943 captain-elect Cleo O'Donnell for the job, which he ran from in 1942 before he want into the Marines, but it doesn't look as though Cleo is going to get the starting nod from Harlow. Until a week ago it looked like a battle royal between O'Donnell and newcomer Tommy Gannon, who had never played college football before--with Gannon holding a slight edge. Then Leo Flynn muddied the situation even further by blazing a flashy trail across the practice fields...
...preliminary glance at the College roster will show what McCoy means by "some good boys back and some who have entered recently." Among the returnees are Cleo O'Donnell, fleet wingback who was elected captain of the Varsity at the close of the 1942 season, and who never entered a game in that capacity; and last year's fullback, Bob Cowen, who is expected to have his Navy discharge in time to enroll for the summer term...
...backfield, however, lacks the playing experience of the forward wall. '43 captain-elect Cleo O'Donnell is expected to re-enter College in June, and will probably share the wingback duties with Leo Flynn next fall. These two, however, are the only pre-war veterans who will be available...
...team and the passing of Herb Eckenrath was deadly accurate. The powerful sailors, at least two deep in every position, had the situation well in hand from the opening whistle, and figure to move through the rest of their schedule without defeat. Adams' small squad was further diminished when wingback Cywyche suffered a broken ankle and Frank Murphy was forced out with a broken nose...
...Flynn, Bill Jackson, and Paul Champion figure as the only changes in the tentative starting lineup, which, for once, has not been further weakened by injuries suffered during practice. Flynn, who has been playing at the tailback position, has been shifted to wingback to replace Herb Fritts. Jackson quill fill Flynn's former post, and Champion, who played briefly in the Rochester game, will start at right end in place of don Swegan...