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...backfield, Barnes Abbott is just getting over a knee injury. Goal keeper George Gibson is suffering from banged-up hips, and Larry Anderson may have to do most of the work...
...reasons for this improvement has been junior halfback Ray Hornblower, who leads the Ivy League in rushing with 352 yards. Joining him in a potent backfield are Captain Vic Gatto, who has gained 469 yards overall, full-back Gus Crim, and quarterback George Lalich, who has completed 57 per cent of his passes...
Getchell said he will be depending heavily on his backfield to stop the Andover attack. "Fullbacks Red Jahncke and Barnes Abbott have turned in good defensive jobs for me in all games," he said, "We'll need more of the same from all of the backs to win today...
Lalich completed 11 of 19 passes for 119 yards as his backfield mates captain Vic Gatto and Ray Hornblower kept the Green defense honest by churning out big gains around and through the porous Dartmouth front five. Hornblower led all rushing with 121 yards in 21 carries, and Gatto produced two touchdowns and 71 yards on 17 trys...
Dartmouth is not as strong as it was, although the Big Green may be fired up after smashing Brown 48-0 last weekend. Harvard's defense seems the equal of the 1966 team and the backfield of Hornblower, Crim, Gatto, Lalich--sounds like a stockbrokerage firm--compares well to the Bobby Leo, Ric Zimmerman ensemble...