Rain Soaks Final Football Practice

Rain drenched Soldier Field yesterday, but the varsity football team did not refrain from its final heavy workout before the Columbia game.

All units partook of a vigorous scrimmage session, with the offensive team running plays against a J.V. defense, and the defensive eleven, still looking to bottle up Columbia passer Mitch Price and his speedy running mate, Bob Mercier, tested itself against a J.V. team using Columbia play variations.

Sophomore Sammy Fyock spent most of the workout at defensive halfback; Wednesday he played safety.

"He'll probably start at one of those positions," Coach Lloyd Jordan said, "although it's not really settled yet."

The present defensive backfield has Buddy Lemay and John Culver as linebackers, Brian Reynolds at one halfback, and Ron Noonan of Fyock at the other. The veteran Dick Duback is the safety man.