Word: quarterbacking
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Michigan banks its hopes on a powerful running attack and a supplemental forward passing offensive in which the widely heralded quarterback, Harry Newman, will figure prominently. Newman has risen from the ranks of a substitute to the regular quarterback berth by his playing against Purdue...
...guards. Morrison, who continues at center, has improved his passing to a great extent and is a stellar defense man, backing up the line in a remarkable fashion. At present the Wolverine eleven looks strong on the offense, with a good passing attack led by the sensational Sophomore quarterback, Newman, but the defense is worrying Kipke, who still remembers the havoc played by Barry Wood of the Crimson jerseyed team in the last period of the Harvard-Michigan tilt last year. The Freshmen worked a series of Harvard forward and lateral passes on the Varsity with apparent success today...
...team A lined up for the scrimmage, Moushegian and Ogden filled the end positions. Kales, and Trafford were tackles; guards were Trainer and Myerson, with Ticknor at his post in the center of the line. The backfield was made up of Wood as quarterback. Huguley and Mays as halfbacks, and Sheresehewsky at fullback...
...placing of Huguley at halfback is a new development in the Harvard backfield, and seems to indicate that Horween will probably start the veteran against Michigan Saturday either as halfback or as quarterback. At any rate it seems that the Harvard coaching staff has decided to take advantage of Huguley's ability as a punter, defensive and offensive back, with the added feature of his acting as either end of the aerial attack Harvard is using...
...Quarterback Harry Newman fumbled a few times, but his kicking and passing were the principal reasons Michigan beat Illinois...