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...unsettled backfield plagues Lowell House now, but, with Coach Dusty Burke '52 at the helm, the Bellboys hope to field a strong team on Thursday. Their experienced line features Ron Coralian at guard. Back Dick Kazuma and Joe Herlihy lead the team as co-captains...
Kirkland House places its hopes in the backfield, where the many returnees are augmented by fine sophomore prospects. Quarterback Pete Frederick, left halfback Gus Winston, fullback Mike Bianco, and end Marlin Levin head the list of those returning to aid Stuart Rappaport, Kirkland's coach...
Despite this dazzling show by Skypeck and his cohorts, the Crimson--and Ravenel in particular--was not horribly outclassed. In guiding the varsity to its first score, the little sophomore played with poise equal to that of the three-year veteran Skypeck. Directing an all-under-class backfield of two sophomores and two juniors, he efficiently called and executed a series of handoffs and keep plays to bring the Crimson to the Cornell 30-yard line...
Cornell took over again, but on the second play from scrimmage Skypeck, on a brilliant piece of backfield trickery carried for what looked like a long gain to the Harvard 20. As he was tackled, however, he fumbled, and Bert Messenbaugh recovered for the Crimson. Six plays later, Boulris fumbled a Ravenel handoff into the end zone, where tackle Eric Nelson recovered. Boulris was stopped on the one-yard line trying for the extra points and Cornell led, 15 to 14, at 0:44 of the fourth period...
Another bright spot in the varsity's attack was quarterback Charlie Ravenel, also a sophomore, who gave the backfield a spark and precision it hadn't shown before when he entered the game in the last period. With the ball on the Crimson eight and a three-point deficit to fight, Ravenel began a long drive that carried to the Buffalo 20. Not long afterwards, Pete Briggs recovered a fumble on the 29, and with five minutes to go Ravenel again took charge...