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This is a real problem. Munro has directed his players to slow the game down and have all ten men moving forward together. When play reaches the penalty zone, the halfback or inside should slip a pass between the backs toward the goal and, hopefully, the wings and insides will crash through and get off a shot...

Author: By Robert P. Marshall jr, | Title: Booters Face Severe Challenge Today In Final Non-League Game at Williams | 10/5/1966 | See Source »

Yale, under new head coach Hubert Vogelsinger, unveiled a frighteningly strong four-fullback, three-halfback defense which held Army, NCAA semifinalist for three years running, to a 2-2 overtime tie Saturday. And Dartmouth, traditionally a defensive team, showed that it hasn't changed in a narrow 2-1 loss to Middlebury...

Author: By Robert P. Marshall jr, | Title: Booters Face Severe Challenge Today In Final Non-League Game at Williams | 10/5/1966 | See Source »

Colgate quarterback Ron Burton and halfback Marva Hubbard carried the ball on all but two plays gainst Cornell. The 160-pound Burton, unbelievably, carried the ball himself on all but three occasions in the second half...

Author: By Boisfeuillet JONES Jr., | Title: Princeton, Cornell Win Narrowly In Bad Weekend for Ivy Big Shots | 10/4/1966 | See Source »

Amherst's three fullbacks are an experienced unit, and it was their interaction as much as their individual ability which stopped the Harvard forwards. In addition Amherst often dropped a halfback back to form an impregnable four-some between Harvard and the Lord Jeff goalie...

Author: By Robert P. Marshall jr., | Title: Soccer Team Suffers First Loss; Amherst Backs Stop Crimson, 2-0 | 10/3/1966 | See Source »

Anchoring the halfback line is Chris Nielsen, a hustler billed as Amherst's most spectacular performer. Behind him Amherst uses a three-back defense similar to that installed by Harvard Coach Bruce Munro this year...

Author: By Robert P. Marshall jr., | Title: Amherst Match to Test Fullback-Weak Booters | 10/1/1966 | See Source »

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