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...backfield, the team has generally better depth than in the line. Furthermore, most of this team's backs have had T-formation experience while in other years the freshman backs have had to be initiated into an unfamiliar offensive system...
...pass defense that let Cornell6Four backfield men who will figure prominently in the Crimson attack against Cornell this afternoon are, left to right above, DON GERETY, WALT STAHURA, STAN MERKEL, and CHET BOULRIS...
Last year, pre-season predictions put the Cornell football team near the very top of the Ivy League. Experts saw a strong line and a swift backfield carrying the Big Red to a successful season, perhaps even to the championship...
...operates out of the normal "T" formation, frequently using flanker plays. With a line averaging under 195 pounds, James relies on speed and deception both up front and in back. The main strength of Cornell's play is in the backfield, built around Tom Skypeck, its big quarterback, and the shifty, fastmoving halfback, Bo Roberson. Roberson did most of the carrying against Colgate, averaging five yards per carry in 20 attempts...
...sophomores--Floyd Molloy and Lanny Keyes--will start in the much depleted backfield. Although both are large lack of experience will probably force Crimson halfbacks to take up the defensive slack...