Word: riley
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...they must knock off Harvard in what three weeks ago threatened to be a push-over but now has all the makings of a bone-shaking struggle. Still favored, the Tigers are expected to rely heavily on the passing talents of first-string tailback Greg Riley, whose best play is a soft ten-yarder over the middle to end Hank Large. The other tactic Princeton likes to employ is a classic singlewing reverse to wingback Dan Terpak--light, but fast and shifty. Between them, Terpak and Riley could give the Crimson a lot of trouble...
...rate, he won't play against the Crimson this Saturday. Princeton coach Dick Colman released the news of Riley's injury in a special press statement Sunday, declaring regretfully that "It will take three or four weeks to heal." There are three games left in the season...
...Riley, who was injured early in the first period of the Brown game, leads the league in total offense with 464 yards. After the first three Ivy games, he was top ground gainer with 300 yards and third in the league in passing with 164 yards. After six games, including Brown, Riley leads the Tigers with 459 yards on the ground...
Colman's substitute for the all-important tailback position in his single wing attack could be any one of sophomores Hugh MacMillan and Pete Poreitis, and junior Dave Ibbeken. (After six games, MacMillan is second in rushing behind Riley with 188 yards; Poreitis is second in passing with 154 yards.) MacMillan will probably start...
Finding a substitute for Riley and readjusting the attack will be an extremely difficult task to accomplish in the five short days before the game in the Stadium Saturday at 1:30 p.m. (Over 30,000 fans are expected, not only because it is a Harvard-Princeton game, but also because all other Boston teams--including the Pats--will be out of town...