Word: tailback
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After the Crimson had to punt, the Tigers, who had kept the ball in Crimson territory to then, took over on their own 45. With tailback Sid Pinch and wingback Bill Danforth doing the running, they moved quickly to the Harvard 19 for a first down, as the new period changed...
With a third down and 13 yards to go on their own 23, the Tigers tried a bucklateral play with Martin banding off to quarterback John Sapoch, who was supposed to pitch-out to the tailback running wide. He never got rid of the ball. Meigs came bursting through and knocked it right out of Sapoch's hands. Kennedy recovered for the Crimson...
Although Charley Caldwell can well claim injuries with Flippin not expected to see much action at tailback, and guard Bob Aldrich out with an injured knee. Jordan this week suffered two severe losses in the line which may just about ruin an already thin front wall...
...backfield, the problem is not injuries, but picking the right man to start. At tailback, Jordan has three men of almost equal ability, none of whom has shown very much in the past three games --Matt Botsford, Jim Joslin, and Walt Stahura. Jordan has said he would start Botsford, but the other two will probably play a third of the game...
Coach Shepard stated that with three games behind them, his players are now working well as a unit. Jack Hennessy, tailback on last year's freshman team, will start as quarterback with Mick Maguire at fullback and Al Steiner and Ray Henry at halfback positions...