Word: backfields
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Cornell must, however, still be feared. Again rated as one of the teams to beat for the 1955 title, the Ithacans boast the potentially best backfield in the Ivy League. Five lettermen, three of them regular starters, are back, and with several outstanding sophomores, their depth surpasses that of the Crimson...
...slight injuries. Both men alternated at the wingback spot in last Saturday's game against the University of Massachusetts. Jordan does not, however, expect that the injuries will seriously weaken his team's wingback position for the Cornell game this Saturday. He has plenty of depth in the backfield spots...
...first backfield were three regulars, Matt Botsford, Tony Gianelly, Leo Daley, and a newcomer to the group, Marion "Terry" Cheek, a six-foot-one, 195-pound wingback, who usually plays behind both John Simourian and Ron Eikenberry...
...most provoking of these was how Coach Lloyd Jordan would use his three-deep strength at tailback. Since Sept. 1 observers have asked, "Will Jordan move Jim Joslin to wingback in order to use him and Matt Batsford in the same backfield?" Jordan provided a clear, sensible answer, asking almost in reply, "Why should there be only one good tailback...
...further Red Socks were wrecked and now the Giants had possession of the ball. The whistle blew, the ball traveled into the backfield. Tom Bell was himself watching closely and saw Jack Bates escaping while storming the line. Tom Bell with a great leap threw himself astride Jack, dragging the latter to the ground, and butted him with his head. But the Giants had won four-and-a-half yards...