Word: backups
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Yovicsin planned to use Reed as a backup man, but an injury to starting receiver Joe Cook moved him up to the first team. Reed started six games at left end last season; he caught only three passes all year (including one for a touchdown against Penn) but was extremely effective as a blocker...
Perennial track power Villanova is favored to successfully defend its IC4A crown. The Jumbos have lost key runners through graduation and the Olympics, but they have competent backup strength in Tom Donnelly, Chris Mason, and Dick Buerkle. Add a tradition of victory and coach Jumbo Elliott's ability to pull out the big ones, and Villanova has to be listed as the team to beat today...
Steve Bittner and Bob Yahn form a solid backup duet behind Shorter. Bittner, a versatile runner who can compete ably at any distance from the dash to five miles, has a strong finish any time he is within range of an opponent. The dimunitive Yahn has had injury troubles off and on, but has recently become a consistent top-level performer...
Princeton's ace is junior Eamon Downey, who matches undefeated records with Shorter and Harvard's Royce Shaw. Tigers Rich Stafford, Tom Yunck, and Dennis O'Brien provide some backup, but time gaps of a minute or more between places in Princeton's top five have been common this year...
...Dave Pottetti, fresh from Tuesday's Greater Boston victory, and steadily improving Keith Colburn can be expected to join Shaw and Hardin in a battle against Shorter and Downey for individual laurels this afternoon. Behind them Tom Spengler, Tim McLoone, and John Enscoe are good bets to outrun rival backup...