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Another development has been the rapid improvement of powerful Bob Cowen at the fullback post. Cowen, whose brother Tom was a plunging back on the 1942 eleven, has displaced Paul Garrity from the post which the latter held at the beginning of the season. Together with speedy Ed Navin, who has also advanced since the start of practice, Cowen will handle most of the running and passing for Lamar...
Leading the team from the tailback spot will be Ed Navin, flashy runner and pass-heaver. In the Saturday scrimmage, Navin accounted for the afternoon's only score almost single-handedly. He passed his squad down to the 15 yard stripe and drove it overland from there to the one on two plays, after which Bill Jenkins took it across...
Backing up Navin as reserve number four backs are Bob Chapple, star on the baseball nine, who is now ready for action on the gridiron, Rusty Hankin, and George O'Day. Chapple's pile-driving smashes through the line stood out on Saturday for the red team; Hankin was injured and is temporarily out of action...
...fullback slot is Bobby Cowen, who will help Navin with the passing and running chores. Paul Garrity, favored to start at the beginning of practice, has been forced by Naval obligations to miss several scrimmages and as a result is Cowen's replacement. Carl Lindblad is also on hand to fill in as number three back...
...Perkins and Don Goeson, holdovers from the 1943 eleven, will be Lamar's chief pass-snarers, as well as bulwarks on the defense. Perkins set up the winning touchdown last Saturday when he grabbed a long heave from Ed Navin on the 15 yard line. Dana Bresnahan and Dave Mcluthoss will fill in at the wings...