Word: backfielder
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...every time he carried the ball. Last week against the Chicago Bears, Taylor put on a one-man show that a Brown or a Hornung would be hard-pressed to match: he carried the ball 25 times, bulled for four touchdowns and 124 yds. The entire Chicago Bears backfield picked up only 65 yds. on the ground...
...watch in the Leverett backfield are Buddy Lynch, Bob Kergman, and Mike Hardesty, a 210 fullback who more than any other single player has built Leverett, from the winlead team of 1900 into this fall's title contender. Last year, Hardesty and quarterback Lynch missed the championship by inches, when in a crucial late season game against Quincy House they were unable to score with a fullback drive from a few inches out. This afternoon, they aim to make the touchdown...
...against Leverett, Eliot will be using the high-calibre backfield quartet of Pete Wood, Andy Shee, Kieth Striggow, and Gavin Gilmor. All played top-fight ball in secondary school, and between them they represent Harvard varsity, JV, and freshman teams in several different sports...
...second backfield is directed by Terry Bartolet, now settling down after a jittery start. Halfback Scott Harshberger's knee has responded to treatment and he will team with sophomore Tom Bilodean. The fullback is Fred Bartl. Bill Humenuk, who came off the bench last year as a sophomore to engineer the Crimson's winning touchdown march, is also available...
...coach added that there are no real standouts on the team. Different players have excelled each week. Lamar refuses to name any of the first three units as the first string. The three teams share the playing time fairly evenly, and a different line and backfield has starred each week...