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...superlative blocking of the Bellboy backfield. Dean Morse, Jake Miller, and Bill Stainaker, that was the margin of victory over the Deason attack led by Jack Eberie and Bill McSweeney...
...effort to make the snap which the Freshmen have exhibited at scattered intervals a more consistent feature of the '44 attack, Chief Boston has shifted George Blanchard from the line to the backfield. Blanchard, who carries 195 pounds on his five foot ten frame, was previously a guard, but a recurring shoulder injury has kept him out of action for most of the season. It is hoped that his appearance at the blocking back post will make the Crimson running attack a little more lethal...
...action at kicking under pressure this week. The arrangement of having Steve Mailett desert his tackle post to do the team's booting last Saturday proved none too good. Any hope of a deceptive running attack was stifled by the presence of a lineman in the Crimson backfield and vice-versa. Consequently the Dartmouth linemen smashed in at the kicker, rushing him, and the safety man always had plenty of interference to make things easier for him on his runbacks. With O'Donnell in the kicking post the threat of an end sweep or line play is considerably enhanced...
Brown has a formidable defensive line and a resourceful set of backfield men. The Bruins started slowly this fall but have begun to pick up momentum in recent weeks. Holy Cross, Yale, and Army are the last three victims of Coach McLaughry's alert squad...
Autie Mason, who has been the regular center all season, was laid out Thursday with a rib injury, and in his place Howie Gleason, until recently a backfield operative, will start. Gleason has had no game experience at center, but has seen a lot of service under practice-session fire at the pivot post this week...