Word: wingback
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Charley Spreyer's kicking is essential to the Crimson so a phase will probably have to be found for him in the starting quartet. If he takes over the bucking assignment from George Heiden Joe Gardella and Fran Lee are left to contend for the wingback role. Gardella is not at top physical condition so Lee seems to have the edge here...
Sherm Hoar, 160 pound Senior, was again at the B team wingback spot because both Gardella and Summers remained on the injured list. Hoar is an Exeter product...
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...
Fran Lee is a certain starter at wingback over the ailing Joe Gardella. The tough-fibred Junior is still nursing some bumps and bruises received in the Tigers' lair and will be available for relief duty only. Joe Koufman and Mose Hallett haven't much chance to get into the ball game...
There are a couple of changes in the probable starting Harvard lineup. Fran Lee will start at wingback in place of the bruised Joe Gardella, and Gene Lovett gets the call at right end over Jim Devine. Chub Peabody is listed as the ranking left guard...