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...Returning Lettermen...
With ten returning lettermen, a good crop of sophomores, and the enthusiasm engendered by a new coach, Cornell played perennially strong Penn to a scoreless tie Saturday and finally beat them in overtime, 1 to 0. "Either both lines lacked scoring punch," Munro commented, "or there were some terrific defenses. I have a feeling it was the latter...
...varsity has eleven returning lettermen, five starters, and a host of young blood from last year's freshman team, one of the best in Harvard's history. But of the five lettermen, some were starters by default last year, and the seven sophomores who may start will have the usual problems of inexperience in team co-ordination and varsity competition...
...Fourteen lettermen--ten linemen and four backs--return with 71 other candidates for pre-season drills beginning Sept. 1. Because there is no spring football in the Ivy League, the Crimson will have its first chance to practice and approach solutions to its many problems since the Yale game last year. A lot--too much--must be done in a few short weeks for the first game with Lehigh on Sept...
Harvard will have a strong line. Three returning lettermen at end--Captain Pete Hart, Bob Boyda, and Dave Hudepohl--and a tough guard squad led by senior letterman Bill Swinford give the squad its greatest support, along with veterans Darwin Wile and Mike Sheridan at tackle. Offensive and defensive specialists at center are Tony Watters and Dave Nyhan, who will probably alternate in two-platoon fashion...