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...likely to be trying it today against a Harvard defensive backfield that contains some total strangers to varsity pass defense. Dave Poe, number one offensive and defensive halfback, is hurt. Either cornerback Jerry Mechling will be shifted back to safety, where he played last year, or Yovicsin will gamble with sophomore Bobby Leo in Poe's place...
Guard Gene Skowronski was named to last week's team for his play against Massachusetts. Joining Grant in the All-East backfield this week are Fred Mazurek, Pittsburgh. Tom Carpenter, Colgate, and Cosmo Iacavazzi, Princeton...
Halpern and Tom Choquette, who also started yesterday, are likely to see action in the second backfield against Columbia. Starting halfback Dave Poe will miss the game because of a concussion...
...rest of the backfield, Captain John Barron at fullback, Bob Laughton, and Hal Riley, hasn't had the coaches turning somersaults with joy. In fact, Bucknell's leading ground gainer against Gettysburg was Don Cook, a defensive back who was only left in on offense until Odell could get him out under the new substitution rule...
...positive side, halfback Bobby Leo and guard Bob Barrett returned from the injured list, and just in time, too. Sophomore Leo, who is thought in some circles to be the best thing to hit Harvard football since shoulder pads, will give Yovicain's desperately shorthanded second backfield the experienced halfback it needed to run alongside John Dockery...