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...Crimson, Valpey will probably string along with a starting lineup that includes 10 Massachusetts athletes. They are, in the line, ends Bob DiBlasio and Johnny Fiorentino, tackles Chief Bender and Doug Bradlee, guards Howie Houston (he'll play tackle on defense) and Jack Coan, and center Paul O'Brien. The starting Varsity backfield will consist of Captain Kenny O'Donnell at wingback. Booming Bill Henry at quarterback, Jimmy Noonan or Chuck Roche at tailback, and either Chip Gannon or Paul Shafer at fullback. Gannon and Shafer are the only non-Bay Staters in this group...
Nobody knows what kind of magic Valpey has up his sleeve or on the blackboard in Dillon Field House, but already an exceptionally large amount of opening game tickets have been sold to the faithful, loyal, and merely curious for tomorrow's contest...
Both men will be in the Stadium tomorrow, hungry for more TD's. To match these aces, Art Valpey has a few color cards of his own. Here's the way the Crimson backfield will probably line up tomorrow: Bill Henry at quarterback, Captain Kenny O'Donnell at wingback, Chip Gannon or Paul Shafer at fullback, and Jimmy Noonan or Chuck Roche at tailback...
Back of him are Hugh Edmonds, Phil Isenberg, Mel Freedman, and George Goodrich, all good line-backers. The quarterback in the Michigan system is essentially a blocking back, doing little-ball-carrying or passing. "We can't afford to have our quarterbacks bumped up too much, explains Valpey, because they have to keep a clear, cool head in order to call the plays...
Chip Gannon and Paul Shafer are the fullbacks who will do most of the spinning for Valpey, with Sam Adams next in line. In the Crisler system, the fullback handles the ball on 80 percent of the plays. Gannon, a converted wingback, is always a passing threat when running to his left, while Shafer can split the middle...