Sports of the Crimson

Soldiers Field gridirons are quiet these days, equipment has been cleaned and hung away for another year, and nothing remains of the defunet House football season but the choice of an eleven-man unit which approximates the Intramural coach's ideal. In spite of the clean sweep of all opposition by the Eliot powerhouse, individual excellence was well scattered through the eight other outfits, with both Kirkland and Leverett placing three players on the first eleven.

Backfield power is the dominant factor in this year's all-House team. Eliot's T-quarterback Dave McGiffert, who sparked the high-scoring Mastodone all season with his ballhandling and deadeye passing, rates the nod under the center. Running in the halfback slots are Bob Zimmerman, sparkplug of second-place Leverett, and Austie Lyne of Eliot. Both these men ranked as top offensive threats. Lyne's scatback running and Zimmerman's passing standing out. At the fullback slot on the first squad is Bob Lyndblatt of Adams, whose line smashes as well as defensive prowess drew praise from Intramural Director Dolph Samborski.

The all-star line seems to possess all that such a group should: outsized ends, tough, rangy tackles, fast guards, and a blocky pivot man. Wingmen hail from the Deacons and the Bunnies, with Bill Eaton and Joe McVicker respectively on the flanks. Biggest sector of the line is the tackles, where Leverett's "Moose" Chilcott and "Bull" Nozak from the Yard can throw a total of 460 pounds at the opposition.

Rival coaches had little difficulty in choosing two guards, for Eliot's Bob Adams and Captain Greg Nazarian of the Deacons showed clear superiority throughout the seson. Nazarian provided the toughest sector of the Kirkland frontier, while Adams' repeated breakthroughs to block kicks and recover fumbles kept enemy backs on edge. Rounding out the "dream team" is Pat Gilpatrick, sturdy Deacon center, whose line-backing stood out for the third place squad.

Second honors went to four Mastodons, two Deacons, and single players from Lowell, Dudley, Winthrop, Leverett and the Yard. Roger Wales of Lowell holds the fullback slot, Tom Lamb and Ray Rogers of Kirkland are at halves, and Dave Bishop of Dudley fills the quarterback position. In the line it's end Harry Guild, tackles Bob Fisher and Dave Thomas, and center Fred England of Eliot, aided by end Ethan Bisbee of the Puritans, with Yardling Tony Ripley and Dick Neville of Leverett in guard positions.