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...element that is missing, then, is backfield excellence. Practically no one is fulfilling pre-season expectations. Bill Grana's problem may be that he is not getting the ball often enough, and Hobie Armstrong may be fighting lack of confidence. It is hard to say what is bothering the others, but something clearly is. The situation is accented by the fact that no Harvard back is among the League's offensive leaders...

Author: By Joseph M. Russin, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 10/18/1962 | See Source »

...much mileage out of our own backs," Yovicsin continued. Despite pre-season expectations that the backfield would be "really outstanding," he said that only junior Scott Harshbarger and sophomore Tom Bilodeau turned in creditable performances...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gloomy Yovicsin Terms Backfield Disappointing | 10/15/1962 | See Source »

...pre-season favorites in the League, Princeton and Dartmouth a chance to fatten their Ivy records today as they pay visits to the League's two weakest teams...

Author: By Joseph M. Russin, | Title: Ivy Favorites Should Fatten Marks Today | 10/13/1962 | See Source »

Another boy showing promise is junior Aurel de Hollan, whom McCurdy termed "a pleasant surprise" in pre-season training. But de Hollan is out indefinitely with a sore foot...

Author: By Robert A. Ferguson, | Title: Cross Country Season Looms as Big Question | 10/2/1962 | See Source »

Yovicsin pleads two reasons for this basic simplicity. The most important is the time factor at an Ivy School, and especially Harvard. "There just isn't time to teach the fundamentals and hundreds of plays in the few weeks of pre-season practice we are allowed," the coach commented. The other reason is Yovicsin feels that only plays engineered and executed with perfection will work in the college game of today. "I'd rather do fewer plays and do them perfectly," Yovvy said. "If we do what we try right, we'll win ball games. Simplicity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yovicsin to Rely on Potent Running Attack | 9/29/1962 | See Source »

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