New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-16
MARS7ERS.GARVEY
DUEL COMING SOON
Star Eastern Backs Will Oppose
Each Other

New York, Oct. 16 (UP)-Bril-
liant backfield stars already have
begun to twinkle in the east.
Bruce Caldwell of Yale, Gibby
WEIGH of Pittsburgh, Jack Conner
OF New York University, Myles Lane
OF Dartmouth and many others have
gained their last yard in college
football, but this years crop of
backfield talent bids fair to surpass
last years.
Johnny Carney, who doubled for
Caldwell last year when the latter
was hurt and later when he was
ruled ineligible, look like one of the
most promising backs of the season
in the Yale-Georgia game. Carney
carried the ball nine times and gain
ed III yards. His longest gains
were ~. "a, % and II yards.
Fast Man
Weighing around $50 pounds fast
and hard to knock off his feet, Gar
vey gives every indication of sur
passing Caldwell's achievements as
a ball carrier. Carney, however. liz
only fair passer and a poor punt
err whereas Caldwell was proficient
in both departments.
Alton Marsters, the "tight-rope
walker" is the nearest thing to a
Red" Grange the east has ever
produced. Last year as a sophomore
at Dartmouth, Marsters gained more
ground than any other eastern back.
Although marked man this season,
Marsters promises to eclipse his
feats of year ago. In the three
game he has played Marsters has
scored eight touchdowns and kicked
one goal for total of ~ points,
leading all other eastern players in
this respect.
Follows Sidelines
Marsters has an uncanny knack
OF running parallel with the side
lines and seldom stepping over the
border line. He runs in deceptive
Looping gait and has a change of
pace that makes it difficult for a
tackler to time.
The duel between Garvey and
Marsters will be the feature of the
Yale-Dartmouth game at New Ha-
Ven, November 3. Garvey rose to
prominence in the Dartmouth game
last year. when as a substitute for
Caldwell, he slashed the Dartmouth
fJEn rf
1ale's three tcuclidowns
eagle Brilliant
A star no less brilliant than Gar
vey and AIarsters is Chris Cagle.
Army's curly-haired flash. Once past
the line of scrimmage, eagle is per-
haps the most difficult of all eastern
backs to stop. He is built low on
the ground and is fast as a streak.
Harvard has three fine backs this
season in Captain Art French, Dive
Guarnaccia and Tommy Gilligan.
the sophomore star. All three ripped
out long yardage against North
Carolina last week
Ed Wittmer, of Princeton. IL
among the best at gaining through
the line, but he has been handicap
ped by injuries.
Kenneth Strong, New York Uni
versity's ponderous halfback, is one
of the casts biggest and fastest ball
carriers. Strong was erratic last sea-
son, but he seemed to find himself
in the Fordham game last week.
rolling up 16 points alone.
Two Good Backs
Pennsylvania has two exceptional
hacks in Dick Gentle. considered the
find of the season by Coach Lou
Young, and Captain Scull who is
d star runner, passer and kicker.
Paul kumpf. Columbia's fulIback,
has exhibited unusual promise in
early season games. scoring 81
points in three games.
Boston College has brilliant run
ner in Weston, who performed SEN
against Duke last week.