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There were six unanimous choices; three were from Princeton and two from Cornell. Cosmo Iacavazzi, Princeton's All-American fullback, was a unanimous backfield choice along with Archie Roberts of Columbia and Bob Baker of Cornell...
Only one player, Princeton's fullback-linebacker Cosmo Iacavazzi, was named to both the offensive and defensive teams. The AP selectors hedged their bets on an all-League fullback; they named both Iacavazzi and Yale's Chuck Mercein to the first backfield, along with Columbia quarterback Archie Roberts and halfback Bob Baker of Cornell...
Yovicsin couldn't keep a smile off his face during the post-game press conference. But when Pont observed that Harvard's entire backfield would return next year, "and that scares the hell out of me," Yovvy managed the barest flicker of a frown...
...Harvard, right tackle Joe Jurek and right guard Gene Skowronski did not start but both got into the game later. The Crimson's starting backfield was shuffled too, with Wally Grant moving to right half, Bobby Leo playing left half, and Stan Yastrzemski starting at fullback. Leo played with both the first and second teams on offense, while Dave Poe played almost exclusively on defense...
Joining Gales in the Yale backfield are the team's top ground gainer, fullback Dan Barrows, and a very fast halfback, Court Shevelson, whose performance has been hindered by injuries. Defensive end Mark Young heads a line of unexceptional size...