Word: attacks
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...defense the varsity did quite a capable job of containing the exceptionally fine runners in the Princeton backfield, despite the unfamiliarity of the Tigers' single-wing attack. Its tackling was unusually sharp, and its guarding against passes was better than in some previous games...
...varsity's main problem today will be a defensive one. The Tigers have an extremely fine backfield, and their precise, single-wing attack is always a source of worry for teams (like Harvard) accustomed to defending against...
Unfortunately, however, Tiley is far from the whole of the Princeton attack. Brown, defeated by the Tigers last week, tried to pack the middle of its defensive line, in order to stop Tiley; but the winners then shifted to a series of end-run calls with great success...
Harvard compares most favorably with Princeton along the line of scrimmage, and there is some reason to hope that the varsity may be able to muster a fairly effective attack against the middle of the Princeton line. In addition, the Tigers have not seemed strong on pass defense (Brown's Frank Finney completed 15 out of 23 against them last week), and it's quite likely that Crimson quarterbacks Ravenel and Johanson will attempt to exploit this weakness...
...Penn fullbacks, especially Bob Kalmy, were very effective, kicking well with both feet and slowing down the Crimson attack. As for the Crimson defense, Lanny Keyes played his best game of the year as did Tom Bagnoli, the varsity goalie. Keyes saved the Crimson twice in the second half when he cleared two loose balls bouncing in front of an empty Crimson goal...