Word: attacking
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Dave Glueck of the Record: "Harvard, 21 to 7. The Crimson running attack is superior, and her passing almost equal to that of Yale. Past performances give the Cantabs a decided edge...
...Blue line operatives will rise to great defensive heights when the specter of Torbie Macdonald, Charley Spreyer, George Heidon, Fran Lee, and Joe Gardella becomes a reality. The Yale line averages 201 pounds from tackle to tackle, and many of them haven't forgotten how the high-powered Crimson attack stalled and sputtered in the mud of the Yale Bowl last November...
Harvard's running attack is built on a firm foundation, and it will take more than an inspired bunch of Elis to prevent it from reaching pay dirt at least once. Bill Stack is a fine center, Bob Brooks and George Seabury are a pair of powerful tackles, and Cape Burnam and Jim Dern are capable guards, but the pressure on them Saturday is going to be terrific. Moreover, the reserves for these men have the doubtful distinction of not having worn themselves out against Princeton. They sat on the bench all afternoon and picked up valuable experience...
...starting ends Brownie Brinckley and Al Burtholemy, usually play a floating rather than a smashing game. The thought of Macdonald catching them flat-footed and scooting around them on reverses is apt to make them even more wary. Harvard's attack should be able to function for a succession of short gains even if there are no long touchdown dashes...
...most improbable of all the possible Eli surprises for Harvard is a smooth-functioning running attack. Hovey Seymour has lots of individual class, but in previous games his mates haven't been able to give him much in the way of blocking assistance. The Crimson line appears too tough a barrier to allow any sustained individual scoring marches by Hovey Seymour so the Elis will probably have to go to the air to find scoring lanes. Fortunately for the Crimson, Hovey Seymour is not a passing threat...