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With the largest squad now practicing on the field, enough for three full teams, Kirkland House rules a slight favorite next Wednesday ever a Leverett team with a pretty fair backfield but a yet untested line. The Deacons are fielding a team boasting a 180-pound line but their hands will be full trying to hold the Bunnies' backfield...
...blocking back on this first string backfield is Captain Gene Davis, a 195 pound Senior, who, besides clearing the way for the Penn offensive, kicks placements and illustrated on last year's field goal that he is effective on place kicks up to 20 yards. Reports from Philadelphia have had Davis benched with a "tender" shoulder for the past few days, but it is safe to say that he and not the Sophomore sub, Jack Nolan, will be in there when the starting whistle blows...
...addition of these lighter eight men is expected to inject a little more speed and shiftiness into the team. Daily scrimmages this week have shown that the squad has plenty of weight but lacks speed, especially in the backfield. To make up for this, Coach Boston has been trying out a few players from the better-than-average and squad in back-field positions...
Blocking back George Heiden and tailback Franny Lee both went the stretch against Penn last year, and fullback Don McNicol played a short time in Charley Spreyer's position. The fourth member is wingback Gordy Lyle, who is up against the Mungermen for the first time. Harvard's backfield will average 177, three pounds less than the opposition...
...minutes Harlow ran his A team against the B team line and a Jayvee backfield in an effort to sharpen his offensive for the Quakers, and the Varsity ran wild in a flurry of touchdowns. In addition the Crimson squad got another look at the Penn plays and concentrated on pass defense and kickoffs...