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Francis M. Lee '42 of Adams House and New Haven was the choice of his fellow lettermen to captain the 1941 Harvard football team, succeeding Joe Gardella. The stubby five foot nine inch wingback weighs 178 pounds and prepared for Harvard at Choate School in Wallingford, Conn...
Other standouts for the Lamarmen besides Vander Eb included center Bill Laconic and guard Elisha Atkins on the defense, wingback Chub Lee, and passsnagger Haydock...
...Green, Sophomore Ray Wolfe has up to this point carried the offensive responsibilities almost single-handed. Currently the No.1 chukker on Blaik's eleven, he also is dangerous as a pass-snarer, having scored against Yale on a 40-yard pass completion. With Wolfe and Dale Bartholomew, another Junior wingback, Blaik thinks he has a substantial passing threat...
...starting backfield for the Crimson will have "The Fying Dutchman," Vander Eb, at full, Greely summers at wingback, Guy Meli at the tailback and Wally Kamp at quarterback...
Dick Harlow was especially pleased with the work of Gordie Lyle, third string wingback, who after the scrimmage became the thirty second addition to the ranks of the red-jerseyed elite. Lyle showed much promise on last year's Yardling team before he was forced out with a serious back injury early in the season. A broken leg kept him out of most of spring practice and as a result he was slow in breaking into the lineup this fall. His chief asset in the backfield is speed...