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...fairness, of course, the big West defense was overshifted for Kazmaier, leaving some of the other East backs comparatively unmolested. Dick Rivrotto, the hard-running Tiger wingback who was the man most responsible for Princeton's defeat of Harvard, once again looked better, at least on the ground, than his teammate...
Twitchell, however, will spend most of his time on the hurdles and along with Charlie Durakis should provide a strong one-two combination. Football wingback John Ederer will probably be out this year and may provide even more depth...
...Ossman injured his knee in practice last Wednesday and didn't do any running Thursday or Friday. On the train to Yale. Josh Williams, Bob Margarita, and Jordan got together to figure out a play to replace the effectiveness of the fullback fake pitchout. They came up with the wingback reverse wih a fake to the tailback in motion--the play on which John Ederer went 84 yards to score...
After Saturday's game, Herman Hickman commented on Ederer's pitching on the wingback reverse pass that set up Harvard's first touchdown. "We knew about the play, of course," he said, "but the boy wasn't supposed to be any good. He was supposed to be just another thrower--but he looked like a passer...
Practices have been closed by Jordan, just as he did last year before the Yale game. The team has been strengthened by the return of sophomore wingback John Tulenko and senior end Don Cass. They have been sidelined with leg injuries...