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...team ran quite strongly in its first outing in the Stadium Saturday, trouncing Tufts in a practice scrimmage by four touchdowns to one (or 30 to 8), and any Ivy oddsmakers who were present may well have had second thoughts about the lowly rating they assigned Harvard on the pre-season dopesheets...
...paper, the varsity must be rated a strong favorite in tomorrow's game. Figured to have only a mediocre year in pre-season predictions, the Crimson has won an amazing string of six straight league victories without a defeat, culminating in Wednesday's 5-4 trimming of second-place Dartmouth. The Elis, now in fourth place, have won four and lost three in the league...
...Pre-season drills have emphasized not only the Crimson's regular high post-low post offense but also fast break exercises which the quintet will use as much as possible during the season. In recent practice sessions Munro has stressed two alternate defensive set-ups so that this year the Yardlings will be able to throw up a zone defense as well as the usual man-to-man pattern...
With Stahura out, Bill Crowley will receive the starting assignment at right halfback. He showed much promise in pre-season practice, but until this last week's drills, gave little indication of fulfilling it. Tomorrow will be his first starting opportunity. Chauncey Walker will start at right guard replacing Anderson, also injured in the rough Dartmouth contest...
...line has held opposition to a stand-still in each game, while the backfield has shown considerable efficiency in to-talling up large scores. Against Brown--rated as an Ivy League power in pre-season predictions--Dartmouth ground out 35 points while holding the Bruins scoreless...