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First of all, the Blue Chief-of-Staff has been concerned with a remedy for the faulty blocking in his backfield which has sapped a good deal of the Bulldog's offensive strength throughout the season. And secondly he has had to face the task of building his embattled Elis up to a high emotional pitch which came so near to carrying them to victory over the Princeton powerhouse...
According to the late reports from the Blue camp both of these problems have been satisfactorily solved. The solution of the first involves Bill Starbuck, success-story Sentor, whom Pond has selected to start in the first backfield as blocking back tomorrow. Up to two weeks ago, Starluck was a little-known understudy for Captain Bill Stack at center, and for this very reason his appearances in games had been few and brief...
Dick Harlow has announced his starting line for tomorrow's game, but he continues to keep his four starting backfield nominees a deep, dark secret. Weather conditions may be one reason for Crimson uncertainly in the ball-carrying spots, buy more probably the Crimson mentor wants to keep the Elis worried right up until game-time before selecting his starters from a group of six first-class backs...
Today the Yale grid camp must be quite disturbed over the various backfield combinations which resourceful Dick Harlow can fashion out of his Six versatile athletes. Bill Coleman has the blocking position sewed up, and Captain Macdonald is a strong choice for tailback...
That, however, is but one of several possible backfield arrangements, because all of the boys are equally well at home in at least two different places. Bucker Bill Brown and quarter back Hank Vander Eb are two more good replacements so the Harvard backfield juggling this week is not a sign of weakness but one of the mystery. It does not seem possible that the continual pressure which these eight men will be able to maintain on a rather tired Eli eleven can be denied throughout 60 minutes of bruising football...