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...Because coach Buff Donelli's Lions have a 175-pound senior by the name of Tom Vasell quarterbacking their wing T offense. He's the guy who completed 16 passes for 219 yards against Harvard last year to set the Ivy League record for completions in a single game. This year, he's been throwing at a near.600 clip with 21 completions out of 25 attempts for 263 yards and a touchdown...
That's what the men from New York present as they go after their first victory over Harvard since 1956 (Yovicsin has never lost to Donelli) and a 3-1 Ivy record. (The Lions trounced Brown in the opener, 50-0, and got upset by Princeton in the second game...
...Donelli rates Harvard "faster as a unit than either Princeton or Yale," the Lions' last two opponents...
Fullback Tom Haggerty, another strong running threat, averages 4.5 yards per crack with a total of 74 yards in 15 attempts. Haggerty received a minor injury in the Yale game, and was relieved by a "new" find, Al Butts, who scored the Lions' one TD against Yale. Donelli was so pleased with Butts' performance that he plans to bench O'Connor--averaging about six yards per carry(!)--so that Butts can start against Harvard...
...front of this potent backfield is a big, rugged, and experienced line bolstered by tackle Bob Asack, all-Ivy last year. Donelli calls him the best tackle he's ever coached. Asack's partner on the other side of the line is another top performer, tackle Ed Little. Both men--get this--weigh over 230 pounds...