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...fullback line, Munro has four lettermen from last year's squad, and at the beginning of the year the line seemed set. But sophomore Rick Scott has played superbly all season as a substitute and deserves to be conidered as a starter. Munro has the unenviable task of either putting one fullback on the bench or constantly juggling all five players...
...encouraging thing about this season is that it will be an improvement, as opposed to the attitude with which Harvard was forced to approach the dismal 1969 season after the magic of 1968; there was simply nowhere to go but down, despite all the returning lettermen...
...need for a consistent offense and a solid defense will be even more marked this year. Yale, which survived a rebuilding season well enough to tie for its third League title in a row, has 15 lettermen returning on offense, 14 on defense. The Elis are two-deep at almost every position, have a good group of sophomores, and will face their two most dangerous opponents, Princeton and Dartmouth, in the comfortable surrounding of the Bowl. They appear to be the class of the League. Dartmouth, which appeared to be the class of the League last year...
Cornell may be the surprise this year. Twenty-nine of 42 lettermen return, including quarterback Rick Furbush and, more important, tailback Ed Marinaro, one of the greatest backs in Big Red history. Last Fall, he personally scored five touchdowns in the victory over Harvard, and unless the Crimson's line can jell by October 17, is capable of doing it over again. In any case, the Cornell game may well hold the key to Harvard's success again. If Harvard loses as badly as it did last year, it can forget a first-division finish, since the Ithacans are only...
...championship last year, but injuries in their first two games made them easy pickings for Dartmouth, 41-9, and for Princeton two weeks later. Harvard, Yale and Cornell enjoyed victories at their expense as well, and this year Penn may have passed its peak. Only 15 lettermen return...