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Early Career: Made up his mind to be a soldier when he was in short pants. Graduated from V.M.I, a 2nd lieutenant in 1917, led a platoon, then a company of the 5th Marines at Belleau Wood and St. Mihiel, came out with three wounds and a reputation for tenacity and courage (D.S.C., Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, Croix de Guerre). Returned from occupation duty in 1919 marked out for command, put in the standard series of tours prescribed for rising young officers: aide to the commandant, to President Harding, sea duty, foreign duty (China and Haiti), staff schools...
...rest of the game was dominated by the defensive lines of the two teams. Outstanding defensive players for Open were Deke DeCoen, Ed Cohen, Joe Broido, and safety man Norman Hall. The Closed defensive platoon, which held Open scoreless in the last half, was led by Lowell Sachnoff, Bob Wiley, Tom Vickery, and Sam Paschal...
There are still giants in the game, but the giants who used to play 45 minute, nonstop halves, and never be allowed a rest unless they had a broken bone, are part of football history. The two schools that shaped early football have conceded to the two-platoon system, but not to the commercial football idea. Perhaps they remember that the game was their baby, and don't want it to be their Frankenstein
Defensive quarterback Brint Donalson will take over the offensive quarterback position, replacing Bob Gremp, who has left the jayvees for basketball. Donalson has displayed undeniable ability on the defensive platoon, and is expected to guide the team for most of the game from a "T"-formation...
...task of building up a fast five-man nucleus is a good deal easier than the problem of rebuilding a two-platoon football team and Shepard has good material...