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Roberts led the Ivy League in yards-gained-by-rushing last season and is rated by many Eastern sportswriters the equal of Cornell's Jeff Fleischmann or Army's Gill Stephenson. A 195-pound senior, Roberts set an all-time Dartmouth record for yards gained in a season last year as he carried for 698 yards, an average of 5.5 yards per try. Hampered by injuries during the first part of this season, Roberts is in good shape and ready to go today...
Army's offensive backfield amounts to a coach's dram come true. Three of its members--fullback Gil Stephenson, right half Frank Fischi, and left half Jim Cain had already established themselves as stars at the start of the season. The fourth, quarterback Bob Blaik (son of the Cadets' coach), has thus far proved himself a competent successor to all American Arnold Galiffa...
...Stephenson is the 185-pound speedster who took over for Doc Blanchard when the latter was graduated, and has been the Cadets' main ground threat over since. Good as he is, Stephenson this year is being given a tremendous battle for the starting job by sophomore AI Pollard...
Pollard has shown very well in Army's games to date. The first time the 190-pound back carried the ball against Colgate in the season's opener, he broke away for a 47-yard touchdown run. Pollard is faster than Stephenson, but he lack's the latter's power and game experience. Pollard is also the extra-point kicker, with a record of 13 conversions in 14 attempts so far this season...
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