FOOTBALL

THE SCORES Sept. 26 — Dartmouth 29, M. A. C. 6.

Oct. 3 — Dartmouth 74, Norwich U. 0. 10 — Dartmouth 21, Williams 3. 17 — Dartmouth 42, Vermont 0.

After three weeks of preliminary practice made light by the excessive hot weather, the football team opened the season on September 26 with the strong .Massachusetts Aggies. The score was a disappointment to both coaches, but the game was a typical early season contest. The Dartmouth line showed no unity on offence or defence, and with the exception of Whitney, who played a smashing game in all departments, the backs were weak on the defence. Curtis's punting showed a falling off from last year's form, and Winship, at end, played a fine defensive game. The Aggies' scores were the result of two drop-kicks by Palmer, after the left side of the Dartmouth line had been pierced. Ghee ran forty yards for one Of Dartmouth's touchdowns. Whitney, Cannon, and Telfer also crossed the goal line, the last on the receiving end of a well executed pass.

A slight improvement in both offensive and defensive work was the result of the following week's practice, and Norwich was the victim of a 74-0 score, said to be the largest ever made by a Dartmouth team, and certainly the record for the Alumni Oval. Dartmouth used nothing but straight plays in the parade down the field, and twenty-eight men were given the practice afforded by the game. The opposition was too Weak to warrant any conclusion as to Dartmouth's strength or improvement, except that the action of the linemen and backs showed that they were well versed in the theory of the game, and knew where to go.

The Vermont game was a study in repression, Dartmouth worked like a machine for the first ten minutes, and then slackened until the contest became a medley of injuries and penalties, interspersed with perfunctory plays. Dartmouth's tackling was bad, and the line played off-side. Ghee played a clever game at quarterback, and Murdock, who had been lame for several weeks, returned to the line-up. Tuck, at fullback, was the particular star. The final score, 42-0, was the result of the efforts of 31 players.