Word: wingback
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...does the weakening of the squad's manpower by at least one man in each position except wingback for at least one complete game suggest the whole story of the damage done. Men sometimes had to learn new plays, offenses had to be changed, and some players were compelled even to switch into totally unfamiliar positions--all to the undoing of many precious weeks of spring and fall training. But the greatest harm has come from lack of contact work...
Coach Dick Harlow returned his backfield to its original lineup yesterday with Ken O'Donnell at quarterback, Kenary at tailback, Chip Gannon at wingback, and Captain Vince Moravec at fullback. Jim Feinberg and Bob Drennan worked out at guards in place of the Drvaric Rodis combination...
...left halfback the leading contenders are Bill Brady, Tom Sullivan and Fred Crafts, Brady, of basketball fame, is just recovering from an early season injury while Sullivan was a member of the Jayvees last year. At wingback Chief has no holdovers from last year and is counting on Jim Rossiter, Chuck Kenney, and Herbert Neal...
After the session, Dick Harlow praised the running of wingback Herb O'Connell and the fight of Chet Pierce, whom he termed "the most improved man on the squad...
Chip Gannon, still weak from the injury that sidelined him for a quarter jury that sidelined him for a quarter of last weekend's game, ran well in a signal drill but was excused before the end of the afternoon. Gibby Warren took over his wingback slot, with Herb O'Connell moving up to fill in for Warren in the B backfield combination...