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Winthrop Coach Dwight Hyde is starting Wally Breeley at quarterback, with another strong starter, Bill Hickey, in one of the other backfield posts. The Adams team, reinforced by Dune Stephens, a Colorado transfer student who will be playing halfback, is coached by Bob Coffey...
...other members of the first-string backfield at present are junior Howie Finney at left half, junior Ronnie Noonan at fullback, and sophomore Ronnie Messer at right half. Dick Scheer, a sophomore who did not play football as a freshman, reported Monday and may clinch one of the halfback spots...
...defensive squad donned padded suits while the first string offense sent pass and running plays at them from single and double wing formations. Coach Lloyd Jordan continued to experiment with his backfield, having at various times Bob Ray, Dusty Burke, and John McNamara running and passing from the tailback position. Former fullback Ray and Burke, previously a defensive end, ran both hard and well in the hour-long scrimmage...
What's wrong with the football team is that it consistently plays teams which have better players, and more of them. This applies particularly to the line, but also in great measure to the backfield...
...result, Jordan is likely to spring several varieties of passing. He has been working the team hard this week, using pass play's which involve every member of the backfield...