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"Nothing like these black and crimson clad heroes has been seen since the dear dead days that seemed beyond recall for Harvard through years of mediocrity ... (this is) one of the cleverest fanciest, and hardest-hitting Harvard elevens since the days of Percy Haughton."
So far Lamar can drill only two complete elevens in open field work, since slowness in dishing out Freshman physical exams is keeping the majority of his candidates out of scrimmages. Four days is hardly ample time to sift out the 111 spirited prospects who still remain.
Punting practice and dummy work launched today's workout. Later in the afternoon, Lamar led one of his elevens in a short scrimmage with a Jayvee unit.
Hal Moffie and Mel Freedman, running with the white-shirted third-stringest, impersonated Columbia's great back-field pair--Kusserow and Rossides--in the defensive scrimmage. For an hour they ran wing T plays against two Varsity elevens, carrying the illusion even to the extent of wearing the same numbers...
In the backfield, tailback Pete Petrillo, wingback Nick Athans, and quarterback Hugh Edmonds, all veterans of former Crimson Varsity and Jayvee elevens, are now back following leaves of absence. Other men, notably tailbacks Jim Noonan and Chuck Roche, quarterback Bill Henry, and tackle Doug Bradlee are looking more poised than...