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...second shift that should pay belated dividends has Fritz Reed, one of two junior lettermen, moving from end to tackle. Reed's adjustment to tackle, which should have been easy since he is 6'2", 225 lbs., and was rated as a better blocker than pass receiver, is set back due to a nerve injury which is affecting his left arm and will keep him out of action for an unknown period. The odds are that his recovery will be in time for Holy Cross, the openning game...
...defensive lineman can't beat a blocker with finesse, there is always brutality. A favorite trick is the "vacuum pop"-clapping his hands over the earholes of an offensive player's helmet. Another is the karate chop, delivered with a beefy forearm encased in layers of tape. "You try not to let it get too personal," says Defensive End Sam Williams of the Atlanta Falcons. "But what the up-front struggle really amounts to is an angry, private little war between two people...
...defensive ends go, but what he lacks in size he more than makes up in speed and an uncanny ability to read opponents' moves. "Willie is so quick," marvels Pittsburgh's defensive coach, LaVern Torgeson, "that he's on the blocker before he can get set. And when he makes a mistake he's one of the few players who can recover in time to make the tackle...
...because he played for the small Ogden, Utah, school. Not so. A Little All-America, White carried the ball an average of 28 times a game, ran for 276 yds. against Idaho. "Doesn't have great outside speed," says a scouting report, "but really tough inside. An excellent blocker on both runs and passes. Will be among the first four draft picks...
...requires even more mobility when the quarterback (or halfbacks) plans to pass on the wide play. In this case, no lineman can go after the linebackers because it would mean being illegally down field; instead, the blocker must attempt to pull quickly, remain in front of the passer, and provide what interference he can. Don't be surprised if Harvard uses the halfback pass more often in the next two games when the yardage is tough to gain...