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Coach Henry Lamar used four complete backfield and multitudes of linemen, and it was often somewhat difficult to distinguish differences in quality. The team is that talented...
Lamar, it seems, is faced with two possible alternatives. He can either choose the cream of the material he has and play them exclusively, or he can play everybody. Two years ago, he selected a backfield of Bill Kelly, Pete Varney, Richie Szaro, and Tom Miller and stayed with it for the entire season. A group of superb performers, Scotty Guild, Pat Coleman, and Skip Vaccarello, were all but overlooked. Only Guild is still playing football and he still hasn't gotten the chance he deserves...
...Backfield Woes...
...Things weren't too much better in the backfield. Quarterback Frank Champi had been knocked around pretty badly on Saturday and wasn't there yesterday. Haltback John Ballantyne was practicing but still hurting. Fullback Gus Crim was hurt too, and his replacement. Tom Miller was jogging easily in sweats trying to strengthen a sprained ankle...
...surprising Harvard "C" team provided the only victory of the morning, a 3-0 triumph over M.I.T. Composed primarily of freshmen and newcomers to rugby, the squad played quite solidly, with fine backfield coordination and good coverage in the scrum...