Dartmouth May Make Traditional Trouble

Whenever Dartmouth comes to the Stadium, they play for keeps. For some reason, the extroverts from the Hills always come "up" for the Harvard game and make as much trouble as they can here, both on and off the football field.

Today's game will donbiless follow the pattern, although the Public Relations office at Hanover is taking pains to point out that Dartmouth's injuries have practically rendered them incapable of fielding any team at all.

Careful perusal of dispatches will prove, however, that the Big Green deserves at least a part of the two touchdown advantage New York bookmakers are granting them. A great deal of the mimeographed blurb distributed to the press would have you believe that they will be playing without benefit of backfield, but a second look will show that Johnny Clayton, Hal Fitkin, Herb Caroy, and Bill Dey are all ready and waiting.

Fitkin Around End

Quarterback Clayton is a dependable ball-handler and an excellent passer, and has had a good deal to do with the Big Green's two victories this year. Fitkin, it must be admitted, had been out of action with mononucleosis for two weeks, and may not be up to full speed, but be certainly is in good enough shape to cause trouble around the ends.

Captain Herb Carey has also seen limited action because of an ankle injury, but he is expected to be running in full force today. Carey, incidentally, plays both ways, and has been doing so for four years with considerable effect.

Dartmouth Injuries

When it comes to the left halfback position, Dartmouth had cause to complain, for Bob Tyler, Eddie Williams, and Chipper Chapman are all injured, the first two seriously. This leaves no one, but no one, to fill in, and consequently diminishes the left side running attack by an encouraging sum.

Much has been made of the fact that the Big Green deprived of the entire side of its line through graduation and other calamities. This may be so, but the fact remains that they still sport a left end Dave Beeman, as six foot, five inch, 205-pound end who has been a letterman for two years; Ted Eberle, a tackly who filled in behind Johnny Jenkins last year; and Jim Mclville, another 205 pound, two letter man, at guard.

Dynamite

At center, Paul Staley is no match for the departed George Schrock, but the right side of the line is dynamite. Guard Stew Young, tackly dick Gowen, and end Red Roewe are all 1948 regulars, and all capable of playing both ways effectively.

This will probably add up to an attack which will rely heavily on passing (Fitkin to Rowe or Beeman) with off-tackly work by fullback Carey thrown in for good measure.

But Dartmouth is no colossus--after two weeks, the Crimson will be back in its own league again, playing on more or less even terms, Except for some depreciation in the left side of the line, Dartmouth will field almost the same team that barely beat Harvard, 14 to 7, here last year. And Harvard, injuries notwithstanding, has certainly not deteriorated since that time.

Two Wins, One Loss

In three games so far this season, Dartmouth has two wins and one loss. The loss was to Penn, 21 to 0, in the opening game, and the Hanoverians showed very little to be pround of. The following week, however, they rose up and slaughtered Holy Cross, 31 to 7, a pastime which seems to be conventional in the Ivy League this year. Last week they trimmed Colgate, 27, to 13, after spending a nervous first half.

This indicates they are a team to be respected, but at least they're human.