Word: backfieldful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Captain Loon Van Bellingham operates at fullback and his forte is running. Last year he was the fifth man in the backfield, subbing at halfback for Jack Nork end at fullback for Kusserow. He was ineligible for the Amherst game because he took a makeup exam during the summer and his mark just came in Wednesday. Madar thus didn't get a chance...
Should he play, he will not be at full strength, of course. Bill Henry was also hobbling perceptibly; he ran as fifth man in a backfield which had Charlie Walsh quarterbacking, but will be available against the Lions...
These four injuries, though, look big. Captain Howie Houston and tackle-guard Chief Bender are out of the line; Jim Kenary and Hal Moffie were on crutches and probably won't be in the backfield for a fortnight. None of the four will play against Columbia...
Pain in the Backfield...
...Blasio, never a defensive standout last fall, was a pain in the Red backfield all afternoon. He stopped Red ball carriers short of the line of scrimmage seven times, for a grand total of 51 yards. He was thus personally responsible for as much lost yardage as the whole Red team could gain in 60 minutes of football...