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Granted, Valpey isn't going to find Weisenbergers and Wieses floating around Soldiers Field. As for size, though, last fall's Maize and Blue was actually lighter than the Crimson in some departments. The offensive Wolverine line averaged 185. Chappuis, at 185, was the beefiest man in a pony backfield. Everywhere in the Crisler system the emphasis is on speed and deception rather than crunching power. And that's what the current stable of light Crimson backs are best fitted...
...former Wolverine end coach revealed he would bring with him a complete new set of assistants-new backfield, line, and end coaches. These men are as yet unappointed, but Valpey hopes to bring at least one of them here when he moves in the first of the month. Spring practice will start around the middle of March...
Quashing rumors that his Michigan associate Bill Barclay (Crimson basketball coach) would be made backfield assistant, Valpey said all the new men will be from outside the present Harvard organization. He said Barclay may help out in the scouting department, however...
Reports emanating from other parts of the H.A.A. figured Valpey for head coach with Bill Barclay as the next backfield coach and chief assistant. To this suggestion football squad members voiced cool comments, saying such a move would smack of the old regime...
...early-season games everything they had said about the Crimson seemed almost true. Against an impotent Western, Maryland and a stronger-than-expected Boston University, the backfield appeared to be close to invincible--and the line was only slightly less potent...