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Somebody once said that Harvard has lost a good many football games but it has never lost the battle between the halves. The compliment went, of course, to the Crimson-coated, white-trousered crew of instrument wielders, collectively known as the Harvard University band. With 80 returning lettermen and no real competition in sight, they look forward to a successful season...
...thing, there are many familiar faces on Soldiers Field from three successful Crimson teams of last year. A Varsity which won seven of nine-games has returned 20 lettermen, including the outstanding halfback threat Thomas (Chip) Gannon, who runs best to port and huris passes lefthanded. There is six-foot-three 200-pound plunging fullback Captain Vince Moraveo who averaged six yards a line buck in one contest last fall when a three-yard plunge for a touchdown brought his average down, and whose virtual loss from the Yale game with an injury was a mortal blow to the team...
...Fisher, and these men will be hard to replace. Probable starters in the tackle positions are speedy Howie Houston and massive Chester Pierce. Other candidates include big John Gorczynski, a transfer from Pitt, Doug Bradlee and Rocky Stone from the class of '50, and Dean Markham from among the lettermen...
...battle for center rages between lettermen Chuck Glynn and Nick Rodis, former Jayvee Don Stone, and former Freshman Hill Hickey. Rodis was a surprise starter against B.C. Saturday after trials at guard and tackle. He performed creditably enough and appears to be working hard to master his unfamiliar position. Glynn saw plenty of action while Stone looked good backing up the line...
...last year's all-Eastern guard Emil Drvaric. Meanwhile, rising out of a heavy competition for the starting end assignments are Walt Coulson and former Jayvee Red Hill. Both men have shown excellent defensive work, while Hill snagged a few long passes in the B.C. competition. Supplementing them are lettermen Wally Flynn, Bob Kennedy, and John Florentine, and last year's glue-fingered Freshman Armando (Stretch) Mazzone...