Word: backfields
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Experience and depth and skill are all necessary for a top flight team, and the Crimson backfield is blessed with all of these. Ravenel, whose unorthodox play calling has upset many opponents, and left halfback Chet Boulris, who gained 886 yards last year, provide a dangerous pass-run combination...
Quarterback Ted Halaby led the team to an early 6-0 lead, as he scored in the first quarter on a 31-yard play. From there, the Naval Station eleven managed to contain the Crimson's hard-running quartet in the backfield for the rest of the half. The J.V.'s went on to further scoring in the second half and held the visitors scoreless until Harvard had gained its total...
...Lord Jeffs use a long passing game, with wing-to-wing exchanges a frequent occurrence. They are expected to be especially difficult on defense, since Mallory will have three other backfield holdovers to support...
...except that Larry Ekpebu will open at center forward in place of Keith Lowe. Tadgh Sweeney and John McIntosh will start at the wings, and John Hedreen and John Mudd will begin at inside. Marsh McCall, Bill Rapp, Charlie Steele, Lanny Keyes, and Tim Morgan will be in the backfield, with Tom Bagnoli guarding the nets...
...Steele are suffering from leg contusions, and Morgan sprained his ankle in the Tufts encounter. Charlie David is a capable fill-in at fullback, however, and the second halfback line of Bill King, Bill Driver, and Pete Savage showed in Wednesday's game that the Crimson has few backfield worries...