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...offense, Harvard will have one of its most powerful machines in many years. Senior Frank Champi, the hero of last fall's Yale game, has come back to Cambridge as the top-ranked candidate at quarterback, but he'll be pushed by classmate Dave Smith, transfer student Joe Roda (a junior from Villanova) and sophomore George Crace...
Running backs have been talented and plentiful in recent years, but this fall Yovicsin will be able to employ two different backfields of first-string quality. Senior Ray Hornblower, Gatto's shifty running mate last year, may team with sophomore Steve Harrison, a hard-running halfback who scored 48 points for the freshmen last fall, to form one of the most dangerous pairs in the East. Senior lettermen John Ballantyne and Jim Reynolds, who confirmed their quality with fine second-half performances as juniors, are definitely capable of strong backup support, and juniors Richie Szaro, Scotty Guild, Skip Vaccarello...
Varney and junior Skip Freeman were starters at offensive end last fall, and their clutch performances throughout the season and in the Yale game, in which they scored 14 of Harvard's 29 points, mark them as a threat equally as strong as the Crimson's ground game...
YOVICSIN places great importance on the Crimson's kicking game, and this fall, it could be one of the best in the nation. Punter Gary Singleterry averaged 38.1 yards per kick last fall, making the All-Ivy squad, and Szaro is an established placement kicker who can use either foot...
Penn has been fiercely recruiting in all sports for several years, and last fall the program had a visibly rejuvenating effect on Quaker football. The Red and Blue were undefeated when they met Harvard in late October, and they lost only to the Crimson and Yale, 18-of-25 lettermen return, including quarterback Bernie Zbrzenj so Penn will be a contender, but when they last won the Ivy title, in 1959, they had a ground attack. They don't this year...