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Throughout the contest the Crimson showed a lack of practice which should be remedied by succeeding weeks of work. The linemen could not open up holes consistently, and when they did, faulty down-field blocking enabled Exeter backs to stop the runners before much damage was done. Only once or twice did the Yardlings string together a series of first downs which caused the schoolboys worry, and then stiffened Exeter resistance brought '44 advances to a ball...
...Sabrinas this season found themselves with practically all of their front line and a full quartet of backs from the disappointing 1939 eleven gone via the sheepskin route. Nine lettermen were on hand, four of whom were linemen. Captain and tackle Wyatt Smythe, brother of end Bill Smythe, and guards Pete Craft and Gene Hubbard, the latter of whom spent most of last season on the bench, are the returning lettermen...
Boston sent his charges through a 40 minute scrimmage again yesterday afternoon, rehearsing the fundamental plays which have so far been given out. His potential A and B teams alternated against the C's during most of the scrimmage. Occasionally front rank linemen replaced the third stringers for some work on the defense...
...Crimson Varsity three years and is rated by Dick Harlow as the best guard he has produced since coming to Cambridge. He has been unusually successful at Wooster turning out one of the best teams in the school's history, and will be put in charge of the Yardling linemen...
...heavyweight class where grappler-manager Tudor Gardiner holds forth. Big Vern Miller will undoubtedly learn a lot of wrestling in a few weeks under Pat Johnson, but hard-working Gardiner will give him a good battle before being displaced. Dick Harlow's endorsement of wrestling for many of his linemen has brought quite a few big boys up to the black mat on the second floor. Chub Peabody, Don Lowry, and Jim Grunig have all decided-to have a fling at the sport...