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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Connell, Harding, and Ogden are leading the race for the end positions. The first of these is sure of holding down one wing, while Harding and Ogden, with the former having the edge, will fight it out for the other end berth. Douglas, regular wingman before his injury, will be in condition to play, but his layoff will relegate him to a reserve role. B. Ticknor will be at center. Captain Barrett and W. Ticknor will undoubtedly start, but whether they will be assigned tackle or guard posts in an unanswered question...
...problem of the forward wall, then, rests on who is to fill the two remaining positions. In the 20-minute scrimmage between teams A and B, Captain Barrett was at left tackle and W. Ticknor at right guard on the first eleven. In the signal drill which was held at the close of the more-than-two-hour session, Barrett was at left guard and Ticknor at right tackle. During the early afternoon proceedings, Trainer, veteran guard, and Davis were found at left guard and right tackle respectively, but they were both on Team B in the signal drill. Faxon...
...carrying quartet for the Dartmouth game. Putnam and Wood were alternating as signal-callers, with Gilligan, Devens, and Potter playing halfbacks and fullback respectively. In the Army game Gilligan showed inability to make headway against a strong combination, and the end of the week may find him off the first eleven. The promotion of Potter to first string fullback shows that all is not yet settled as to who will substitute for the injured Harper. Last week it was White, but he was playing on Team B yesterday afternoon. Devens, another member of the so-called "pony backfield" replaced Huguley...
...attempt to bolster up his backfield, the first-year mentor transferred I. B. Hardy Jr., 200-pound tackle, to fullback on team A. Hardy has been a regular tackle on the 1933 eleven, but the proven strength of the Freshman rush line shows that there is plenty of material for the forward wall...
This afternoon the first games in the Business School touch football league will be played on Soldiers Field. This year is the first in which members of the Business School have had any supervised form of athletics; and it is hoped that it will meet with continued popularity. 125 men, over one tenth of the total registration, have signed up for this sport, and two leagues have been formed, totaling 15 teams. Four clubs have been assembled from students in Gallatin Hall, three from Chase, and two each from McCulloch, Hamilton, and Morris. The Gaydon Club and Staplers Club have...