Ray Hornblower Voted League Back of Week

Harvard halfback Ray Hornblower, so often overshadowed by teammate Vic Gatto, was named Ivy League Back of the Week for his performance against Cornell last Saturday at the stadium.

Hornblower, who was fifth in the league in rushing last year, enjoyed the best day of his career, gaining 138 yards in 26 attempts. This performance moved him into fourth place in Ivy League rushing and into eighth place in total offense. Hornblower, a junior now has a total of 231 yards for an average of 5.0 pards per carry.

The selection of Hornblower as back of the week made sense to Harvard Coach John Yovicsin. Yovicsin praised his halfback's speed, slashing power, and ability to out. The Crimson coach feels that the Cornell game was Hornblower's second strong performance in a row.

Gatto Also Prominent

Vie Gatto is also prominent in this week's Ivy League statistics. The Harvard captain is right behind Hornblower in rushing and total offense, and is tied with nine others for third place in scoring with 12 points. Coach Yovicsin is understandably enthusiastic about his combination of Hornblower and Gatto.

The Crimson's Gary Singleterry is third in the league in punting at this point, with an average of 37.2 yards. George Lalich now ranks fifth among quarterbacks in completed passes. With 15 completions, he is only four behind Brian Dowling of Yale.

Marty Domres of Columbia, with 53 completions, is the league leader in both passing and total offense, though his team has lost all three Ivy games. His 719-yard total compares favorably with the 507 yards compiled by Dowling, Domres, however, has played in one more game than Dowling.

Harvard's team statistics are second only to those of Yale. Harvard's defense ranks second in the league, and the offense rates fourth. Yale is first in both defense and offense.