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...rest of Kelley's backfield is less fearsome on offense, but provides solid defensive strength. Pairing with Thompson, at right halfback will be Dave Zucconi, a junior, with little varsity experience on offense, but probably the Bruins' best defensive back. He has accounted for most of the passes intercepted by Brown this season...
Former varsity tackle and present Wintergreen coach Bob Stargel will have the nucleus of a powerful team back this year. He has a strong backfield, headed by the game's only scorer, Bill James, of Winthrop...
...only one difficulty: in the past three years, no defense yet devised has been able to stop Halfback Lattner from averaging 5 yds. every time he has carried the ball. A rawboned husky who stands 6 ft. 2 in. and weighs 195 Ibs., Lattner is admiringly assessed by Backfield Coach Bill Earley as a power runner. "Some guys, when you get a hand on them, they go down. Not John." Head Coach Frank Leahy, who is opposed on principle to singling any one of his men out for special praise, gives Johnny Lattner this citation: "He's our bread...
...rest of the starting backfield, however, is not nearly so sensational. Wingback Bob Agnew, a 175-pound sophomore, has carried only 14 times this season, and quarterback Art Pitts, a senior letterman, has accounted for but 80 yards...
...Crimson rugby team opens its fall season against Princeton this morning at 10:30 a.m. on the House Football Field. Lighter, faster, and more experienced, Harvard is favored over a Tiger team weakened by mass graduations and a number of backfield injuries...