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Throghout the remainder of the first period Harvard dominated play and a breakthrough seemed inevitable. Finally halfback John Gordon slipped a pass through to Gomez. The junior star shot the ball off a fullback's leg and the screened goalie could not compensate for the deflection in time...
...second quarter Gomez and left wing Charlie Thomas momentarily exchanged positions, and the move paid off. Gomez centered a perfect pass to Thomas in front of the net. The sophomore's quick shot hit a fullback, but the rebound came straight back and Thomas banged it home...
Russ Bell single-handedly gave Harvard a 3-0 lead in the third period. A hard shot from far out bounced off a Dartmouth fullback and rolled slowly toward the goalie. Bell out-raced the Indian net-minder to the ball, took a quick step to his right and found himself standing on the goal line with no one in front of him. The sophomore right wing enthusiastically walloped the ball into the open...
...worth a profile? Bob Gray, senior fullback of the varsity soccer team, was wrong. Now he is embarrassed...
Every amateur soccer player knows that fullback is the worst position in the world to play. In intramurals, the best booters rush to the front line positions and then tell the shy beginners to "give it a try at fullback." Ten seconds later the semi-pros are charging down the field with the ball, smiling greedily as they spot their innocent prey attempting to stop them...