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With 11 returning letterman, including the entire 1953 starting backfield, the Hilltoppers have was four and lost one this year, the loss being to Yale, 2-1. They have beaten Clark, Tufts, the University of Massachusetts, and Worcester Tech...
...team is led by Captain Wade Close, center half, of whom Coach Roy Dath said "he could play any position and play it well." With Close in the backfield is Art O'Council, a right half who was first team. All-New England and honorable mention All-American last year...
M.I.T. defeated the Crimson rugby team, 14 to 0, last Saturday, in a strong offensive game. Despite three touches by the Engineers, the University scrum line played well on the defense. The lack of varsity scoring punch was primarily due to an inexperienced backfield line...
...time, however, Ohio's pony backfield displayed both frightening speed and an unnerving ability to twist throught the varsity line. This ability was enough, in fact, to lead the Bobcats to an imposing total of 275 yards on the ground...
...fact, that one no longer continues to take the work of Bill Meigs, Orville Tice, John Maher, Tim Anderson, Bob Cochran, Bill Frate, et al, almost for granted. The quality of their work is statistically evident, for they opened holes often enough to allow a predominantly sopho- more backfield to rack up 20 first downs. And most of those were gained without the services of sophomore tailback Matt Botsford, who suffered an elbow injury in the last minute of the first quarter. It has not yet been announced whether the injury was a fracture, but in any case...