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With Hank Holmes, Grey Hodnett, Shad Tubman, and Ken MacIntosh, the line will be basically intact. But Munro is worried about the strength of his backfield, which so far this year has held down opposition scoring until the line could combine to tally. Tony Oberschall will fill in at halfback, should Denny Little, Stacy Holmes, or John Haddik tire. Captain Hugh Sargent and Don Beaver will start at fullback, although they both have injured legs and may not be able to go full tilt...
...expected, Princeton had the depth in the line that Harvard lacked, and had enough deception in its Flippinless backfield to achieve eight to fifteen yard gains. But when the goal line was near, the Tigers couldn't move those last precious yards until a gift penalty provided an impetus in the closing minutes of the game...
This is a good Princeton team with adequate depth in the line and backfield, but it is far from the Tiger teams which have performed at Cambridge in recent years. It is certainly not so strong as the Homer Smith team which edged the Crimson on an equally wet Saturday in 1953, 6-0; it couldn't touch the Dick Kazmaier eleven which slaughtered a helpless varsity...
...Backfield Uncertain...
...backfield, the problem is not injuries, but picking the right man to start. At tailback, Jordan has three men of almost equal ability, none of whom has shown very much in the past three games --Matt Botsford, Jim Joslin, and Walt Stahura. Jordan has said he would start Botsford, but the other two will probably play a third of the game...