Word: backfieldful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Backfield Stars...
While the '51 line seemed to be shaping up as the strong point in this year's squad, some schoolboy backfield stars were running through basic plays. Phil Bolster, fullback for Newton High's 1944 eleven and big John West from Winchester are two of the prop stars seeking berths on the squad...
Program scrutinizers will notice the name Margarita on both sides of the cigarette ad. Yes, they are related. Maryland left guard Attillio Margarita is the younger brother of Harlow's backfield specialists and former Chicago Bear, Bob Margarita. The Bob of the family had no comment yesterday on the strength of the Maryland line...
...fingers will be crossed any tighter than those of the Crimson's headtrainer Jimmy Cox today in the Stadium when the whistle blows for the season's opening kickoff. Like the thousands of other first-gamers, Cox will probably be anxious to see how the much-balleyhooed Harvard backfield performs in its 1947 debut. But his primary concern will center around those men who don't score the touchdowns, the ones who may be lying on the ground upfield in the wake of the play. And any time a red-shirted player hits the turf and stays there, the Varsity...
Other prognosticators on the national level, such as Pic's previewer, refused to commit themselves on Harlow's eleven, commenting only on backfield strength and the well-known Harlow habit of coming from behind for a strong November finish. Like others, Pic had nothing but praise for the Eli squad, citing an all-letterman backfield and strong line...