FOOTBALL—THE SECOND HALF

Dartmouth's contest with Princeton in Palmer Stadium, although it came relatively early in the season, October 23, nevertheless was the important game of the year from every angle. Dartmouth took to New York a team practically untried, which had met strong opposition only in the Tufts and possibly the Massachusetts State games. The odds were against the Green from the practical point of view, especially with a Tiger team in its best form of the season.

Dartmouth was apparently outplayed from the start. A beautiful field goal by Tibbott from the 43-yard line was the first prophecy of the scoring powers of the Princeton eleven, and before the day was over, Dartmouth received many other evidences of that ability. Captain Glick starred at quarter, and Tibbott's remarkable goals were features. The final count was 30-7, the Green scoring at the last by virtue of sheer line-smashing ability.

The following week, Amherst looked forward to evening matters with her hereditary rival, offering a Purple team with varied attack and open-play. The heavy Dartmouth line held, however, throughout the first half, giving both teams the scant satisfaction of a 0-0 tie. The second half was another story, and touchdown followed touchdown to a 26-0 victory for the Green.

Pennsylvania had been reputed to be priming especially for the Boston trip, and in view of the play in Fenway Park, such was evidently the case. Throughout three periods, neither team was able to penetrate the opposing defense for a score. Then, when the stands had settled back to the certainty of a tie, Penn took advantage of a Dartmouth fumble on the Green 15 yard line to drop-kick a score. With the time almost up, Dartmouth battled a way down the field to a touchdown in the closing minutes of play, and the game ended with the score 7-3.

Bates proved an easy opponent in Hanover at the last home game of the season, succumbing to a score of 29-0. The Green team appeared to have slumped, forward passes went astray with alarming regularity and fumbling was entirely too evident. At the same time, Gerrish punted well, averaging about 40 yards, and Spears played his usual excellent game at guard.

Syracuse had the honor of the final game of the season in the Salt City Stadium, together with the satisfaction of a 0-0 tie. Although outrushed, the Green team was able to hold at crucial times. In the final quarter, Dartmouth made a remarkable dash for the goal line, but time prevented a probable touchdown.

The glory of the 1915 season seems to lie in its prophecy for next year. Of the regulars of 'this season, only two "D" men will be graduated, Captain J. B. McAuliffe and H. Fishback, Jr., although C. A. Pudrith and J. N. Colby, "D" men of previous years, are also lost in this way. Further, the squad will in all probability be strengthened by the addition of several freshmen of unusual promise, notably Cannell, S heeler, Cunningham, Neely, and Whelan.

How the team will rank among the colleges this year is problematical. It has been a season of peculiar reverses, —of good material gone wrong, and of good teams unexpectedly defeated. Dartmouth did not appear to have the irresistible drive of previous years, due to green quarterbacks perhaps, and inexperienced ends, departments in which which the team has been unusually strong in the past few years. The most logical verdict seems to be that for Dartmouth it was a transition year, a trifle unsatisfactory at the time, but very productive of results for the future.