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...backfield alignment is the same, with Tom Ossman at fullback, Gil O'Neil at quarterback. Clasby at tailback, and Ederer on the wing. (The two halfbacks change positions when the Crimson lines up in a single wing to the left.) Ederer, a fast runner, is also an above-average left-handed passer, who will be a threat today in the Crimson's familiar reverse wingback pass play...
...Crimson squad this year has plenty of weight, but still needs more speed. Its biggest asset is a heavy backfield with stars Dick Salisbury from Cambridge. England, Pierre Le Landais from France. Gordon Hutchinson from Scotland, John Cotter, and Sam Adams and Sam Butler, who are both old varsity football players. Should all these men be able to make the Yale trip, the squad stands a good chance of victory against the Elis...
Yale ruggers in the past have mostly been football players. Carrying on in this tradition is varsity star Ed Senay, who will play backfield. Eli captain will he Frank Mueller, and two more stars on his team will be Pete Harrison and Don Irwin. Irwin is a former Argentine International, and it was mainly his fine looking that helped the Elis top the Brenda Rugby League last Easter...
...ruggers will match M.I.T. for the second time this season at 2 p.m. today. Unfortunately for the Crimson, few of its backfield stars will be playing, except for Hutchinson, who will be in defense. Trying out in their first game will be freshman Dave Wells and Bob Magruder will play forward in the serum...
Later the jayvees ran Brown plays against the first varsity defense, which had a backfield of Reynolds, Burke, Healy, Red Lewis, and Bainy Frothingham...