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...running and ball-handling of the Bruin backs enabled the winners to gain almost at will on the options; Frank Finney, in particular, proved his mettle as a quarterback with his flawless execution of this play...
...first few times the option was tried Finney succeeded in getting around the Crimson ends before being forced to lateral off to one of his halfbacks. Later in the game, the varsity's wingmen began to stay wide, so he adjusted his tactics and cut back to the inside. Either way the ends were maneuvered out of the play; and the tackle had to be made by a defensive back, well past the line of scrimmage...
...Finney has been the League leader in total offense and in passing all fall. At present his total-yards-gained figure stands at 563, and his passing record is 31 completions in 63 attempts...
Still, Brown must be considered a fairly formidable opponent, for it possesses in junior Frank Finney the league's "best quarterback" (on the testimony of John Yovicsin), and also a 230-pound tackle named Gil Robertshaw, who was rated all-Ivy League last year...
...Brown's split-T offense. The "belly series" plays and the end-run "options" which form the heart of this atack require a quarterback who can run, pass, and handle the ball with considerable dexterity. Finney can do all of these things...