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...Crimson offense will be looking to establish the same ball-control attack it used to take apart Dartmouth. Although halfback Rufus Jones (who missed the Dartmouth game) is again questionable with a knee injury, fullback Robert Santiago (66 carries, 320 yards), and wingback George Sorbara (24 for 96 yards last week) will pick up the slack for the Crimson running game...
Both teams today will use a basic formation consisting of a wingback, two set backs, and a split end. But Princeton, despite the onus of the supposedly ground-hugging Wing-T formation, will almost certainly pass more than Harvard...
...Dartmouth's next possession, its punter fumbled the snap on his 12-yd. line, giving the Crimson another chance to widen the lead--which it did. Wingback John Manning's run into the end zone, aided by a good block by Roy Lackey, increased Harvard's advantage...
Three scores behind, the Crimson finally woke up from a deep slumber. On the first play from scrimmage following the Columbia field goal, White lofted a 51-yd. pass to wingback George Sorbara, who leaped between a pair of earth-bound Lion defenders to make the grab...
...sensation Robert Santiago, who led the Ivies in rushing with over 800 yards a year ago, headlines a supersonic offensive attack that will yely on quickness, not beef. Santiago galloped for 204 yards last year against Columbia, and the Crimson backfield corps of Santiago, speedster Rufus Jones, and junior wingback George Sorbara will be awfully tough for the Lions to cage...