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Dick Martin, converted end who had to relearn the duties of a blocking back, a task he had left behind him in his Freshman year, will be the brains of the Munger backfield, barking out Penn's signals...
...Backfield...
...pound line will be Welsh, Stiff, Martin, and Bill Miller, tailback speed-boy who looked very good against George Pre-Flight, a pro-studded outfit which triumphed over the Quakers, 14 to 6. This is as accomplished a quartet as can be found in collegiate circles, and Penn's backfield replacements are topflight...
...deal of action. Wally Flynn will, of course, go in to punt and then stick around for seasoning . . . Soup Gardiner, no. 2 center, will probably be in longer than he was last week, for Jack Fisher was visibly tired toward the end of the North Carolina contest . . . In the backfield, Jackie Comerford ranks as the Crimson's top passer and has been working out with the A team, while little Leo Flynn is a topnotch climax runner...
During the last two afternoons, the candidates have first gone through calisthenic drills, later reporting to different coaches for work in either line, end, or backfield tactics...