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...view of the general hodge-podge of personnel he drew this year, Little does not expect to show Lion followers a team in the old Columbia tradition this fall. He will "build" for a year or two and the following season he'll field another fine eleven...
...tomorrow is whether Little's sophomores gained enough experience from the game to make their presence felt. Harvard end coach Elmer Madar scouted the Light Blue last week and reported that Columbia is 20 percent better than the team which lost to the Crimson, 33 to 24, here last year...
...Captain Jim Ward, an agressive pass-catcher and the Lions' only experienced offensive end. The other end is Wes Bomm, a 6-3 soph. The tackles are two converted ends, Al Cannon and sophomore Gerry Cozzi; John Bacauskas, a burly 200-pounder, and Bill Pell, a reserve lineman last year, man the guard positions; and John Wagner, another soph, replaces Gene Shekitka at center. The average weight of the line is 187 pounds, Harvard's is about ten pounds heavier...
Quarterback Bob Russell handles the ball in Little's precision-timed winged T formation. Rossides' understudy last year, he suffered an ankle injury in practice and sat out the last six games. Under Rossides tutelage he had burgeoned into a first-rate passer. He also punts well and runs...
...Captain Loon Van Bellingham operates at fullback and his forte is running. Last year he was the fifth man in the backfield, subbing at halfback for Jack Nork end at fullback for Kusserow. He was ineligible for the Amherst game because he took a makeup exam during the summer and his mark just came in Wednesday. Madar thus didn't get a chance...