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Except for the changes necessitated by this week's turn of events, Valpey plans no other switches. On defense, Dike Hyde and Red Hill will take over at the ends and Phil Isenberg and Bill Hickey will share the backer-up chores. Offensively, Chip Gannon is a likely starter in the backfield instead of Paul Shafer...
...other House game, Dunster tried the Dudley ends for the first half with little success. Commuter quarterback Dave Bishop playing in the backer up position accounted for most of the Dunster offensive difficulties with his hard hitting tackles...
...three-quarters of an hour, Valpey ran the Jayvees through Dartmouth plays while various combinations took cracks at them. The backer-up and end slots--"still up for grabs"--were filled by a series of men, with Dike Hyde and Walt Houston showing best at the ends. Bill Hickey, Don Stone, and Paul O'Brien all worked with Phil Isenberg and George Goodrich behind the defensive lines...
...Valpey is still looking for a right-side backer-up--somebody who will 'step out and be a leader," in addition to a pair of good defensive ends. He hopes to unearth them in the daily workouts against Jayvee Coach Ben McCabe's "Dartmouth" team. At the moment, will Davis, Don Stone, Paul O'Brien, Bill Hickey, and Chuck Glynn are all battling for a Saturday starting assignment. Veteran Phil Isenberg will handle the left flank...
...apparently looking for additional material to take some of the pressure off the 18-year-older. It may come from the center corps, which includes Paul O'Brien, first-string offensive center, Chuck Glynn, "Cowboy" Bill Hickey, and Don Stone. George Goodrich, last year's number one line-backer, is also eligible. Davis, who was tried out behind the line yesterday, is currently playing second-string tackle behind Doug Bradlee...