THE AFTERMATH OF FOOTBALL

That Dartmouth ranked with the best teams in the East during the football season just past is the concensus of opinion among the sporting writers of the country. Despite the Green's unfortunate eleventh-hour loss to Brown, the 1919 eleven has received every sort of favorable comment from authorities on the game, who watched its progress through a series of hard contests. The NewYork Times, whose sane sporting opinions are respected by every follower of football, has declared that a 1919 championship could never be awarded. The title, it said, rests upon a quartet, Dartmouth, Penn State, Colgate, and Syracuse.

Individual members of the team have also been receiving their due share of commendation. Youngstrom, powerful guard, has been an almost universal selection for all-eastern and all-American elevens, while the majority also place Robertson, captain-elect for 1920, high up among the great backfield men of the year. These two were the only Dartmouth men given places on Walter Camp's three teams, Youngstrom as a first-string guard, and Robertson, third team fullback. Captain Cannell, Murphy, Holbrook, Cunningham, and Jordan have also been mentioned consistently by the pickers of mythical combinations.

Just now, with football interest on the wane, prospects for next year are being mulled over with a good deal of care. Dartmouth, on paper, looks as promising as any team in the East, since all but five of its 1919 "D" men will be eligible for another season. In addition, a competent squad of substitute material will be back. How many of the players eligible for 1920 will return is a matter of doubt, but the opening of practice next September is sure to find a dozen or more veterans on hand.

Twenty-one varsity players were awarded the "D" this year. These men also received gold footballs in recognition of their work during the past season. Letters were given to: J. L. Cannell '20, G. E. Cogswell '20, W. E. Cunningham '20, J. F. Dorney '20, J. W. Gordon '20, E. F. Healy '20, C. F. Holbrook '20, J. Z. Jordan '20, M. P. Merritt '20, E. E Myers '20, J. E. Robertson '20, J. A. Shelburne '20, G. Sonnenberg '20, A. F. Youngstrom '20, N. W. Crisp '21, B. E. Eckberg '21, V. R. Grundman '21, J. T. Murphy '21, J. G. Shepherd '21, G. W. Streng '22, P. H. Threshie '22.