Word: saturday
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Favored with perfect football weather for the last ten days, the 1942 edition of Freshman footballers moves into the final stages of preparation for its opening game with Exeter Saturday, and it is a squad which may make Crimson grid fans forget the lean years...
Although Skip has been switching numerous men in and out of the unofficial A team lineup, the most likely line prospects for starting posts Saturday are George Kuhn and Tom Johnson, ends, Vern Miller and Tom O'Loughlin, tackles, Endicott Peabody and Dick Rowe, guards, and either Jack McNeil or Ready at the pivot spot. Backs who may get the call are Lee. Art Lyman, George Heiden, Al Vander Eb, Hal Tine, and Spreyer...
Perhaps Dick Harlow taught the boys more than they could digest in the way of open football. Fundamentals were not neglected in the first three weeks of practice, but these fundamentals were not in evidence Saturday. If Harlow taught much of the blocking by using the new mirrors, then the mirrors ought to be scrapped-- gently, though, because it's bad luck to break mirrors...
Yesterday saw one change which may be significant for the future, the changing of Jim "Chink" Fearon, of Hong Kong, China, to the "A" team in place of big Tim Russell. Fearon has been pressing Russell hard all along. He did nothing wonderful in his short tenure Saturday, but he has at present the passing edge on Russell, and he will be given a try defensively...
Right guard Dave Glueck was the only member of the "A" team hors do combat; he is only slightly bumped and will be set within a day or two. With the exception of Ben Smith, bucker who relieved Cohen for only a few moments, Harlow ordered no scrimmaging for Saturday game players. He had Frank Foley, Bob Burnett, and Austie Harding do some kicking in the stadium and then put the Varsity through some dummy scrimmaging against Cornell plays...