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...defensive standout was second - string center, Burgy Ayres, whose rapid improvement makes "Lone Star" Dietz' chances to open the season as the ranking pivot man quite doubtful. On the offense, it was Bill Brown's effective blocking which stole the show. But in the passing drill, Don McNicol and his receivers were not able to make connections often enough to please Coach Harlow...
Before the injury, received in Monday's scrimmage, Page was in the thick of the fight for the starting center assignment. The loss of Page forced Coach Harlow to return letterman Burgy Ayres back to the pivot post and meet the challenge of "Lono Star" Dietz. Dietz and Page had been handling the center job so capably that Dick Harlow had decided to give Ayres a thorough tryout at the difficult right tackle hole...
Burgey Ayres has a strangle hold on the pivot job and should develop into a standout center after the important experience he gained in 1939. Ted Lyman and Tom Grover will be held in reserve. Flanking Ayres will be a pair of rugged Juniors, Dick Pfister and Chub Peabody, who progressed by leaps and bounds as Sophomores and in spring practice. They are beginning to get the hang of complicated cross-blocking assignments and should take greater strides toward stardom this fall. Joel Ferris, Jim Grunig, and Sophomore Sharpe are an average group of guard subs...
Chub Peabody and Dick Pfister two lettermen, are ready to give Dick Harlow capable guard play, and Russ Standard, another Sophomore, is not far behind them. Jim Aldrich, Joel Ferris, and Jim Gruning round out the guard squad. Burgy Ayres has a strong hold on the pivot position, but Art Page, up from the Freshmen, and veteran Tom Grover are not out of the fight. Former Jayvees John Dimeff and "Lone Star" Dietz are other possibilities...
...TNECed the great monopoly mystery of chain store baseball and declared an army of free agents. For still one more, and this may prove most important of all, it has been decided that the pitchers may in delivering the ball take two steps with the other than their pivot foot--in other words one step back and then forward with the left foot for a right-handed hurler...