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...Yale's backfield defense is purported to be its weak point, and Eli coach Jack Marshall has been making all sorts of switches to ease the burden on his goalie, Bill Parkhurst. Marshall has moved the Eli's captain, Neil Van Horn, from center halfback to fullback for today's game to solve this problem. Van Horn has been Yale's defensive standout all year long, and is a candidate for all-Ivy. Mal Black will be at the other fullback...
...They're asleep in the backfield anyway. And the quarterback was almost nailed from behind before he could get it away...
...line will be the same as usual, but with Lawson out, the backfield will probably see sophomore Larry Repsher running from the right halfback slot. Yovicsin said that he still is not certain whether he will use Chet Boulris or Bruce MacIntyre at left half...
Despite Finney's outstanding show, the Crimson backfield turned in some excellent performances of its own. Halfback Larry Repsher showed fine speed and drive, and Chet Boulris returned to form, using his shiftiness and a neat sense of timing to register some long and important gains...
...Brown's backfield, which flanks stars like Finney and Choquette with two excellent halfbacks--John McTigue and Bob Carlin--has been rated the finest in the Ivy League by Yovicsin. It appears clearly to outclass the varsity's starting backfield, which for the first time this season includes three sophomores: Charlie Ravenel, Bruce MacIntyre, and Larry Repsher. On the strength of this advantage, the Bruins have to be conceded one-touchdown favorites...