Word: tailback
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Today the Yale grid camp must be quite disturbed over the various backfield combinations which resourceful Dick Harlow can fashion out of his Six versatile athletes. Bill Coleman has the blocking position sewed up, and Captain Macdonald is a strong choice for tailback...
Captain Torbie Macdonald not only returns to action against New Hampshire, but he also returns to the starting Crimson lineup which will face the Wildcats at 2 o'clock tomorrow. Coach Dick Harlow announced yesterday that Macdonald will be the starting tailback and that Sophomore Charley Spreyer will be moved over to the fullback spot...
Bill Coleman continues to operate at the quarterback post, and Joe Gardella rates the opening call over Fran Lee at wingback. This switch does not mean that Spreyer will not spend a lot of time at tailback tomorrow, because he will move over there from his present bucking job as soon as Macdonald needs relief...
Macdonald will get some much-needed contact work this Saturday, but at present there are no changes contemplated in the varsity backfield. Torbie and Charley Spreyer will alternate at tailback. Should the Crimson captain prove that he is ready to play the major portion of a game, changes may be in order. With Macdonald and Spreyer in the game at the same time, Harvard would present its strongest and most dangerous attack...
Latest arrival on the rapidly mounting Crimson injury list is none other than tailback Charley Spreyer, who turned up with a slightly lame right leg this morning. With Macdonald definitely out of the entire fray and Spreyer unable to play a full 60 minutes, Coach Harlow has a serious tailback problem on his hands. Bob James, skilled passer, will probably step into the feature role when Spreyer needs relief...