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...sophomores who, along with 30 rookies and free agents helped the Patriots open their training camp yesterday at Phillips Academy in Andover. He is now making the switch from flanker to halfback, and feels that the Patriots' new acquisitions have greatly strengthened the club and posed a difficult challenge...
...Halfbacks: Standout Richie Szaro. A shifty, hard-running back, he averaged 6.3 yards a carry and led the Yardlings in scoring with a record 56 points last fall. He has sure hands and good moves, and could be converted to end or flanker if absolutely necessary. Pete Varney averaged 7.2 yards a carry last fall. A mammoth of a halfback, he stands 6-3 and weighs 240. Yet he is fast (runs the 100-yard dash in 10.1) and has tricky moves. Once he starts moving he seems virtually impossible to bring down. He is capable of playing fullback...
...sort of. For while Kubacki did indeed participate in last year's American bowl in Tampa, Fla., it was not in his customary role as quarterback. Kubacki did call a few plays from behind center, but for the most part, he spent his all-star afternoon operating from the flanker position...
...dual between football heroes Richmond Flowers of Tennessee and Earl "the Pearl" McCullouch of Southern Cal in the 60-yard high hurdles produced more excitement than even the most optimistic fans had anticipated. McCullouch, a flanker on USC's championship team, jumped to his usually fast start. But Flowers, a pass receiver from Tennessee, demonstrated more football skill as he lunged and tumbled past the tape a fraction of a second ahead of his rival. Flowers' time of 7.0 tied McCullouch's NCAA indoor record...
...Look. The Raiders took their defeat-and their $7,500 perman loser's share-gracefully. Said Quarterback Lamonica: "It was a day of learning." The Packers, richer by $15,000 a man, were already thinking about the future. Talk had it that several oldtimers would retire, among them Flanker McGee, a star for twelve years. But the biggest conjecture of all concerned Coach Lombardi, who in nine years has turned the Packers from the patsies of the N.F.L. into the most successful team in pro football history. One report had Lombardi giving up coaching but retaining his Green...