Word: backfields
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...over Monteith's position in a line consisting of flankers Fritz Drill (up with the varsity for a time) and George Mullen, tackles John Hickey and Stan Miller, and guards Joe Shaw and Si Bunce. Quarterback Bill Kierstead and wingbacks Lou Tsavaris and Bill Van Epps complete the starting backfield...
...offense, Jordan tried a number of different backfield combinations as the squad ran through its T and single-wing plays. One backfield had Isenberg at tailback, John West at fullback, Gil O'Neil at quarterback, and Warden at wingback...
Elliot Putnam, Noble coach, says his team has a speedy backfield but a light line. Putnam's two best backs are Captain Pete Kenney, hard-running halfback, and Tom Tolan, a quarterback who can run, pass, and kick. Noble uses an attack involving both T and single-wing plays...
Perhaps "preparing" is the wrong word. Yesterday's practice was a typical example of the rigorous schedule the jayvees go through. It started at 4 p.m. with the linemen working out against each other and the backfield having a ball-handling drill. After about an hour. Coach Norm Shepard yelled, "Okay!" The players put on their fiercest expressions and ran over to the varsity practice field, where they played defense against various teams until...
According to Shepard, the team will work exclusively from a winged T with an unbalanced line, using many Varsity plays. Bill Kierstead, a quarterback from last year's freshman team, will start in the key ball-handling spot and will be supported in the backfield by Lou Tsavaris at left half, John Ingraham at right half and Bob Kendall at fullback. Tsavaris, a top quarter-miler in the spring, appears to be the most dependable runner of this group and will be counted on for a lot of yardage against Leicester. Howie Finney, one of '53's best scatbacks, will...