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Defensively, the linebacking corps appears to be the strongest area, with three holdovers led by All-Ivy Reggie Williams. The defensive line will miss three time All-Ivy end Tom Castari, but the two starting tackles are back and there is a walth of depth at end. The defensive backfield is the chink in the Big Green armor, with only one returning starter. Another Indian problem is filling the shoes of Dartmouth record-holding place kicker Ted Perry...
Complimenting Bellizeare in the backfield is Jack Wixted at fullback, who averaged an amazing 6.3 yards per carry last year. Against Harvard Wixted broke off two 44-yard runs and caught a 23-yard touchdown pass. Together, Wixted and Bellizeare provide the Red and Blue with the most dangerous running combination to hit the Ivy League in a long time...
RUNNING BACKS: The entire Crimson starting backfield is returning with the incomparable Neal Miller at fullback and Alky Tsitsos and Ed Cronin at the halves. Miller, a human cannonball (he's listed at 5'9", 210 but he's about 2" shorter) is simply dynamite. He came out of nowhere last year to lead the team in rushing with 661 yards on 130 attempts, despite missing the Brown and most of the Yale games because of an injury. Tsitsos was second on the team in rushing, with 319 yards on 91 carries. Alky doesn't have great speed...
...general, Kissinger is going to have to alter his style if he plans to continue to carry the ball in Ford's backfield. The change will more than likely be a gradual one and will probably not be immediately apparent to those outside of the National Security Council and other policy-making forums...
...Stars. Part of the league's appeal lies in its promise to supply more action than the defense-oriented N.F.L. After each touchdown (worth 7 points), there is an extra "action point" (a run or pass) instead of the automatic place kick. Restrictions against movement in the backfield have been eliminated and an extra period has been added to break ties. So far the new rules have produced some high-scoring contests, even though the W.F.L.'s play has not been notably thrilling...