Word: backfielder
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...fruitful a day of preparation as Soldiers Field has witnessed, Harlow giving every one of his scrimmagable players an opportunity to participate in the offensive scrimmage. Dave Farrell was again with the "A" team backfield, and his passing and running were features of the workout...
...first period, Lowell threatened twice, by falling on a loose ball in the Puritan backfield on the 20 and by Austy Lyne's punt runback from midfield to the 25. Both times the Winthrop line stiffened and prevented a score. Early in the second quarter, the Bellboys broke through to smother an attempted broke and took over on the 15, from where Lyne charged around right end to within one foot of the goal line. Harden Smith, who alternated at tackle and fullback during the course of the afternoon, bucked over for the first tally...
Watchers obscured in the recesses of third story boudoirs eyed the crimson-wearers' unique 7-1 defense with critical eye until the hard charging line roared into the girls' backfield. With their wits about the, however, the swivel hipped runners were, as always, hard to lay a hand on and managed to wile their way touchdownward. "Skidmore'll be a pushover," one bedungareed spectator was heard to remark...
...tackles, big Eddie Davis stayed in for the full 60 minutes, fighting all the way, while his mate, Ned Dewey, broke through into the Crusader backfield time after time, including once when he blocked Ray Ball's extra point try. The other defensive star was wing Walter Coulson, who kept the Cross powerhouse from sweeping his end all afternoon and had the highest total of tackles on the squad...
...Monday, Lamar had placed Dana Estes in the number three back position only to have him injured in the first practice session. Don McCoy, however, is the only player who will definitely be inoperative Saturday. The other three backfield positions are currently being held down by Andy Cooper, Jim Merkle, and Frank Nolan...