| Show J i f I 5 m f i 1 Leon Hart lIart Gets big big- chance at fullback for lor Detroit Lions Hart Realizes Ambition Gets Get s to Play Fullback I DETROIT Nov 9 UP Big Leon Harts Hart's ambition to become a pile driving fullback is at last com ing ins true with the Detroit Lions The pound 65 rookie end has been switched to a smashing line role by Coach Conch Bo McMillin lillin in m the hope that the former Notre Dame great can get Detroit's running game rolling in m the National football football football foot foot- ball Jea league lIe McMillin didn't lose any time starting Hart to work on the fullback fullback fullback full full- back plays after alter watching him hini run run over oer the thc Chicago Bears last Sun Sun- day sun I H a arts art's r ts t's opening eye 66 yard touchdown gallop with a short pass from Crom Bobby Layne was the convincer convincer convincer con- con vincer for the Lion coach Nine Chicago tacklers had their hands on Hart while he tore down I the sidelines but still couldn't brin bring him down McMillin lc said Theres There I no doubt he has the stuff to be bc a good fullback Hart snared nine passes and gained yards against the Bears in his big bid for lor the fullback job He lie has begun to run with a backfield backfield back- back field composed of oC Layne at quarterback quarterback quarterback Doak Walker Valker at left half and Ante MagnanI at right half and has looked extremely Si she sive C. We Ve probably would have ha worked him in at full earlier if he hadn't been hampered by an ankle injury most of the season McMillin said But Hart Hatt proved against the lie Bears with his running that his ankle has fully mended and hes he's at top speed again Fullback isn't exactly a strange position for the thc hulking Hart Last year while shile winning America All-America honors at Notre Dame he carried the ball 18 times on either end- end around plays or fullback smashes for a yard average I guess ever every lineman has a ayen ayen ayen yen to see how he could do carrying carrying carrying car car- the ball and Im I'm no exception tion tion Hart said |
