Word: fours
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Dick Harlow has announced his starting line for tomorrow's game, but he continues to keep his four starting backfield nominees a deep, dark secret. Weather conditions may be one reason for Crimson uncertainly in the ball-carrying spots, buy more probably the Crimson mentor wants to keep the Elis worried right up until game-time before selecting his starters from a group of six first-class backs...
Yale has won eight games, tied one and lost only two, to Wesleyan and Springfield by 1 to 0 scores. The Crimson has won four and lost three, and two of the teams to which it has lost, Williams and Princeton, have been beaten by Elis. Yale also trounced Tech and Brown by 5 to 1 and 7 to 0 scores while Harvard only took those two teams...
Number two also stocky and small, team, he became a hero overnight last year when he played five minutes in the Army game and completed three out of four passes which resulted in a Harvard touchdown. Except for a couple of minutes last Saturday, he has never again played in a Varsity football game. He's "too small" and "too slow." But in practice he burns the turf off the practice with enthusiasm. His name is Bob James, and this last week he has held up sandbags for the A-team backs to block during practice...
...Number four doesn't play football For two years he's been a third-string fullback on the soccer team. In the fall he worries with the best of them about getting his weight down, and his wind up to par. Last week the lineup was revamped, and he found himself starting against Brown on Saturday. But his ankle was creamed in the first quarter. His name is John Davidge, and this afternoon he will watch Yale and Harvard play soccer from the bleachers...
...then Vag closed the book and remembered what day it was, and ran over to the dining room and ate four turkey legs and a gizzard...