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Lamar has a question-mark unit. The heavy line is not yet in shape, and the backfield is difficult to assess. Valpey has used the yearlings for shooting practice on all but these last two days of practice, so even that short time has been halved for Coach Lamar...
...Cornell's greatest weapon is its speed. Right halfback Frank Miller spends his Springs running the 100 and the 220 yard dashes for the track team, and the other members of the backfield could probably do the same given the inclination...
...answer lies primarily in team speed. Cornell seldom lost much because the backfield speed usually got the ball back to the line of scrimmage even if there was no opening at that point...
Only 42 men made the trip here for today's game, but that roster includes a starting backfield of Pete Dorset, Hillary Chollet, Moose Miller, and Jeff Fleischmann. Those who witnessed last year...
...October 14th, an equally manpower-short Eliot squad takes on Leverett House; Eliot's coach is "discouraged by his small turnout," but figures that a bunch of sophomore newcomers may do much to pull his team through. Leverett's Bunnies have their entire 1948 backfield back, as does Adams House; the Gold Coasters'forward wall is one of the biggest in the league...