BASKETBALL

Dartmouth gloriously fulfilled predictions and climbed to second place in the league by defeating both Yale and Princeton in basketball. On February 19 at New Haven the Dartmouth quintet was victor, by the narrow margin of two points, the score being 14-12. On the following evening Dartmouth overwhelmed Princeton 42 to 12, every member of the Green team putting up a strong, fast game. The score was perhaps particularly sweet to those who remember the Dartmouth-Princeton football game in '06, when Dartmouth was beaten 42 to 0. By these victories Dartmouth's chances for the championship look much brighter. However., the only possibility of such an outcome rests on a double defeat of Columbia in the two games remaining for her, and a victory for Dartmouth over Cornell on March 2. The chances for a tie for first place are good, as an even split by Columbia and a victory for Dartmouth would secure this result. Of the five games lost, so far this season, one was by a single point, one by three points, one by four, and two by five, while the games in which Dartmouth was successful show a much larger margin in favor of the victor. The total number of points is: Dartmouth, 245; Opponents, 215.

The lineup of the team at the last game was Gibson, If; Sisson, rf; Margeson, c; Mensel (Captain), lg; and Loudon, rg. All of the five have at times displayed great form, but Sisson has been perhaps the brightest star, and certainly the most consistent.

The following tables show the present standing of the league and the scores of all the games to date of going to press:

Won Lost P.C. Columbia 6 2 .750 Dartmouth 6 3 .666 Cornell 5 3 .625 Pennsylvania 5 3 .625 Princeton 2 7 .222 Yale 1 7 .125

D. O. Dec. 16—Columbia at Hanover 30 18 Jan. 6—Yale at Hanover 38 17 Jan. 10-Princetion at Princeton 38 43 Jan. 11—Wesleyan at Middletown 27 31 Jan. 13—Cornell at Ithaca 19 14 Jan. 20—Wesleyan at Hanover 19 23 Feb. 31—Pennsylvania at Hanover 19 18 Feb. 7—Pennsylvania at Philadelphia 18 21 Feb. 8—Columbia at New York 17 18 Feb. 15—Williams at Hanover 20 12 Feb. 19—Princeton at N. Y. 42 12 Feb. 20—Yale at New Haven 14 12 Feb. 24—Williams at- Williamstown 22 20 Mar. 2—Cornell at Hanover.