Word: backfielder
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...wrestling bears is no sport for city boys. One after another, the Giants retired to the bench, with assorted broken arms, concussions and the like. Late in the second period Linebacker Morris-only 6-ft. 2-in., 230 Ibs., small as Bears go-thundered into the Giant backfield and slammed into Tittle. Pop went Tittle's left knee...
Along with Wood, Columbia's boy wonder Archie Roberts and Dartmouth's partly crippled halfback Tom Spangenberg repeated on the first team. The other man in the first string backfield was Princeton wingback Jim Rockenbach...
...coaches once again had trouble with the backfield selections and this year decided to put five backs on the first unit. Last year there was considerable criticism when three quarterbacks were given the honor...
Cornell's Gary Wood, the Ivy record holder in total offense, and Princeton's Cosmo Iacavazzi, the League's top scorer, were unanimous backfield selections...
...Brown backs, sophomore Rob Hall and senior Jan Moyer, were in the second backfield with Grana, as was Randy Egloff, who did so well for Yale last week. Also named were Columbia's center John Strauch, Yale end Frost Hubbard, Dale Runge, a Dartmouth tackle, and Yale guard Ralph Vandersloot...