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Dick Harlow's Varsity football forces went through their last scrimmage before the Army gains yesterday afternoon, and emerged unseated except for slight bruises sustained by tackle George Hibbard and wingback Cleo O'Donnel...
...encounter between the two teams at 6 to 6, is a very dangerous man. According to this week's tidings of gloom, Mr. Mazur does everything but pump up the ball when it is snapped back to him. Army operates in the old Dartmouth style of a single wingback, and in formation right this places Mazur at the tailback spot. Here he is suited to carry on the running pass plays with which Bill Hutchinson of Dartmouth under Blaik's tutelage used to confound the Crimson secondary...
When Army goes into left formation, the wingback, Hill, does the running, and he also can perform this play. And for fullback Blaik has another triple threat in the person of Hatch, a tailback last year, who is none the less a very adequate plunger. The fourth member of the backfield is Jarrell, who in build and proficiency somewhat resembles George Helden at the blocking post...
...looked as if practically the whole 1938 Crimson backfield was resurrected out of the past as A1 Kevorkian imitated Tom Irwin at blocking back, Frank Foley '39 impersonated Captain Bob Peters at tailback, Nick Mellen '39 took the place of Bob Perina at wingback, and Chief Boston played the part of Bud Rose at bucking back...
...Captain Peters the Tigers have an accredited triple threat tailback, although his press notices are not so long nor so glowing as these possessed by Barnacle Bill Busik. His wingback mate is Bob Perina, who passes, and both of these are dangerous if shaken loose. Tommy Irwin, the blocking back, and Bud Rose, a powerful fullback, comprise the backfield which should average 195, as compared with Harvard's, which is just under...