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Saturday, though, the Crimson was concerned about beating Tufts. Lloyd Jordan, remembering the embarrassment of 1954, had been orientating his squad toward this opener. At a pre-season press conference, Jordan said he was definitely concentrating on winning the opener, more than anything else...
...weakest positions last year are again sore spots this season. Without much in experience at ends, Jordan brought former quarterback Phil Haughey in to play the position left vacant. In pre-season practice, Haughey has been very encouragaing to the coaching staff, but he is known to be fragile, and an injury would really hurt the Crimson. Tom Hooper will play the other...
...lineman on the team is 245-lb. right tackle George Kurker. Only 19 years old, Kurker is already rated as one of the outstanding linemen in Tufts history. He also has been mentioned in several All-New England and Little All-America pre-season polls...
...sources attribute the enthusiasm to a pre-season poll of metropolitan base-ball coaches that picked the Crimson and the Terriers for first and second places in the Greater Boston League. One authority said that "all the frat and dormitory kids will spark the parade...
...Pre-season practice has shown a stronger team than last year and reports have not indicated any great improvement by Milton over its last year's squad. The lack of any formal experience and an indefinite line-up, however, may cause a freshman loss...