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...more starters on last season's freshman squad will stand in reserve as first-string substitutes. Former Yard captain Rollin Perry will fill in for either Dennis, Sachs, or Shaw, while Dick Manning is ready to replace Lionette at the center pivot...
...Weak on Pivot Plays...
...Crimson's offense, though high scoring, depended mostly on long set shots, and didn't work smoothly in plays around Dick Lionette in the pivot. This is fine in a scrimmage against poor-shooting, weak-rebounding Rhode Island; but against high-jumping, deadly Ivy League opponents, it would be disastrous...
...pleasant afternoon; the spectators and the players enjoyed themselves. But if the Crimson depends upon long set shots in regular season it will probably end up with an unpleasant, spotty record, brightened only by several big upsets on really hot nights. Shepard has a week to form a pivot attack and strengthen the defense. In any case, strong attack or weak one, good record or poor one, Dennis and Shaw together are worth the price of admission...
Laimbeer's goal was the first and probably the prettiest of the game. After a scoreless opening quarter, right wing Bill Lingelbach at 13:20 of the second period kicked a "corner," which Laimbeer converted from a goal-mouth scramble with a pivot shot...