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George Washington Goethais, quarter-back, played in the 1942 backfield and will alternate with Miklos at the "T" formation quarterback chores this year. A possible starter...
Connecticut's starting line, which outweighs the Crimson forward wall five pounds a man, is studded with veteran strength, and its backfield, in addition to Trojanowski, boasts a new wingback, Freshman Don Ross, whose 145 pounds make him the highest man on the field at the start of things...
...came after practice, of course, when Cleo O'Donnell was re-elected to the captaincy he never served. Another announcement from the HAA disclosed that Torby MacDonald, '39 flash and captain and now in his last year in the Law School, will assist Henry Lamar as a backfield coach of the Freshman team; a George Hibbard, another former great, will also help with the Yardlings...
When you turn to the line in this 1946 eleven, you don't get quite the same assurance that you do from that well-padded backfield. There are hard-hitting operators here and there, but towards the ends the situation becomes a little confused. In any case, the center of the line--from guard to guard--is set--as one of the toughest, hottest little centers of any line Harlow has ever coached. And that includes Peabody--Page--Pfister...
...starts at right guard with rocky Emil Drvaric. Dvaric is one of those linemen that gives you migraine headaches when he's on the other team. In the scrimmage against B. U. last week, Emil spent an alarming amount of time in the Terrier's backfield. He ended up with a sprained ankle, from which he is expected to recover before Saturday's opener, although he was on crutches last week. Drvaric was an all-scholastic guard for two years running out in Milwaukee; his only collegiate competition was on the freshman team at Wisconsin for a year...