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After the Crimson's feeble performance against Dartmouth two weeks ago, it seemed the varsity's best defense against the swift Princeton backfield would surely be prayer. But John Yovicsin's outfit turned in its top performance of the year in routing Penn, 36-0, last weak in the rain and the cold. And the talk this week where the faithful gather has been cautiously optimistic...
Princeton has an amazing backfield led by tailback Greg Riley. Riley weighs only 165 pounds, but he's one of the fastest backs in the East and has gained 456 yards in 92 attempts so far this year. Riley, a senior from Rochester, N.Y., also has completed 21 of 42 passes and leads the Ivy League in total offense...
...other offensive threats in the Princeton singlewing attack are genuine stars in their own right. Wingback Dan Terpack is the captain, and a fine runner and pass receiver. Fullback Bill Merlini provides the power. The fourth member of the backfield, quaterback John Henrich, is considered by many the outstanding blocker in the league...
...first team backfield again includes quarterback Mike Bassett, fullback Bill Grana, and halfbacks Hobie Armstrong and Bill Taylor. Both Grana and Armstrong started to move for the first time against Penn, and with those two running well, the Crimson is going to be mighty hard to contain...
Dartmouth took control of the ball at the beginning of the game. Adeptness in the Dartmouth backfield proved fatal to the Crimson's hopes for victory, the Indian's first score coming in the opening five minutes of the game. From then on Dartmouth had the game in its pocket. The Crimson forwards tried in vain to stem the Green tide. Buzz Miller, Mike Auer, and Bart Francis were particularly effective in the back but could not stop the speedy Indians...