Word: scrum
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Harvard's backfield is small, but extremely elusive and hard-running. The Brown Daily Herald, however, proclaims the Bruin backs as the best in the East, and the claim may have some validity. Unless the Crimson can integrate its timing in practice, and if the scrum has similar problems with pursuit, it could lose again...
...Rugged Scrum...
...Harvard's backfield is talented and explosive. and its scrum is experienced, knowledgeable and rugged, if they can overcome their lack of scrimmage time and create a sense of teamwork that cannot ordinarily be expected of a squad that has only practiced for five days, they should win. The material, including All-American fullback Joe Daly, is that talented...
...scrum is seasoned and technically refined, and should take considerable pressure off the backfield if the Crimson has early trouble unifying its formations. Sione Tupounia, last year's captain and massive No. ?, and hooker Tom Maycock have graduated. but there was enough depth behind them to keep the Crimson relatively strong there...
Sione provides a source of brute strength for the scrum, but frequently carries the ball as well, and his 250-pound frame often takes three tacklers to bring down...