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...depth is nothing without quality, and fortunately the latter is just as plentiful on the freshman squad. Everett's wonder boy Bobby Leo, whose broken field acrobatics have thrilled fans all season, and team captain Steve Diamond, whose bone crushing tackles have left varsity coaches drooling, are two examples of the calibre of the Crimson yearlings...
Lamar's comments on the contributions of these two gridders indicate his reluctance to single out any players from a team that shows over-all excellence. "Leo? He's a fine defensive player," and then, almost as an afterthought, "and he can run with the ball." Of Diamond, "He plays his position well...
...freshman game was a defensive debacle since the offensive drives of both teams, not unlike salt, tended to dissolve in the wet going. The Tigers kept the ball in Crimson territory for most of the first half as only Bobby Leo's long punts kept the men from New Jersey away from the Harvard end zone...
Neither team could get more than two first downs before the half, but the Crimson Yardlings came from the half time break looking hungry for Tigermeat. After Princeton received the kickoff and was stopped on three plays, Bobby Leo took the Tigers' punt at midfield and galloped back 22 yards to the Princeton 28. Two quick plays later Harvard had another first down and then Bobby Leo took a pitchout from quarterback Ray Kubacki and swept around right end. Two nice blocks gave him some running room, but at the ten he met four Princeton defenders. Hardly pausing to acknowledge...
...will be missing the services of one of their most effective backs, Leo Swift. Swift was injured last week against Penn. Aside from Swift's absence, the starting backfield remains intact. John McCluskie, who has been the team's offensive spark-plug, will start at quarterback with George Nevill and James Halpern at the half-back slots. Askold Kohimann will be at fullback...