Word: scrum
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...better coordinated set of backs should improve Saturday's game. It is hoped veteran player Ray Vickers, speedy Gage McAfee, and tough Eric Bradley will pass more often. The scrum still lacks weight but better timing should make it more effective...
...while the three-quarter line seems fairly well off, the team is still weak in the scrum. Again, inexperience is the basic problem. Ray Vickers, secretary of the Club, is hopeful that practice will produce a better binding and lower riding scrum...
...scrummage is used to put the ball back in play and not to help a team advance. The scrum halfback throws the ball into the scrum, and both teams have an equal opportunity to "heel it" or "wheel it" out to their backs, where as in football, one team begins in possession of the ball...
Eight forwards constitute the scrum. They "bind" together, forming a mass of power, and attempt to push back the other side's scrum. The lower they "ride," the more success they will have, much as in blocking in football...
Behind the scrum is the backfield in which the scrum half corresponds loosely with football's quarterback. Behind him, the three quarterbacks line out diagonally and do most of the running if their scrums can get the ball out to them...