Hockey

The hockey team was faced with the prospect of not winning a single major game all season. Three games had already been dropped to Yale, one to Princeton and one to Harvard. And soon another game went to Harvard when the Crimson brought a capable array of players to Hanover and defeated the Green with ease. The score was 6-2, and there was not much about which to cheer.

Harvard showed two teams of equal ability, and the only Dartmouth feature was the work of Bill Morton who held Harvard's great star, Barry Wood, passless and scoreless as far as any tallying was concerned. Wood was thoroughly bottled up at all times by Morton and in this final battle between two great stars, the Dartmouth man had the edge.

Roald Morton showed as much improvement as any member of the Dartmouth sophomore delegation and he was assisted by Wilbur Powers, as both players scored once against the Crimson. But superior passing will tell in the end, and Harvard certainly had a great passing team.

Dartmouth averted a season of complete defeat to this date by winning from M. I. T. 9-0 in one of those games, and taking Bishop's University into camp by a 3-0 score in what was billed as a major contest although Bishop's this year did not have any such high rating. That was all over which one could cheer, however, and we made the most of the Dartmouth conquest over the school from Sherbrooke.

So Dartmouth rolled into the final game with Princeton, and as the Tigers had twice conquered Yale, we all figured that it would be a routine fade-out for a sorry season.

What a game it was! Those who came just to look in stayed to marvel and an audience which was none too enthusiastic at the outset remained to yell themselves hoarse as the teams surged up and down the rink and the lead twice changed hands.

Walter took a pass from Jack Manchester right in front of the Princeton cage to draw first blood, but the goal did not take on any particular lustre, as it was remembered that Dartmouth scored first on Harvard both in Boston and in Hanover and the early goals did not mean a thing.

Exit Triumphant

Arthur Lane is a great hockey player, and this Greater Boston boy has done much to put Princeton on the hockey map this year. He gave as clever an exhibition of stick and footwork to outwit Junie Hawkes for the first Princeton goal as I have seen, and the score was tied at one-all going into the second period.

The second period was scoreless, with both goalies making magnificent stops. Here is where it began to look like a real game, for the teams took the ice in the final period planning to shoot the works in this final game for both sextets.

Dartmouth drew first blood when Wilbur Powers gave Roald Morton a backhanded pass and Morton jammed it home right through the Princeton goalie's legs. The Green was out in front by this slim goal, and the Green promptly went into a defensive game.

Everything was concentrated on protecting the Dartmouth cage, and yet it was apparent that each Princeton onslaught was getting a little closer and each stop that Hawkes made was a little more desperate. At one time Hawkes lost his stick completely and was forced to make three saves with his hands as the spectators reeled in their seats.

Then there was a real pile-up in front of the Dartmouth cage, and Barber of Princeton sunk a shot which tied up the game 2-2 with less than two minutes to play. There were visions of an over-time period and a Princeton score which would give Dartmouth its most heartbreaking defeat of the year.

The teams made several tentative sallies up and down the ice when suddenly the most amazing play seen in Hanover this year happened. Capt. Bill Morton was sent on the ice, and Bill skated to his center position. He got the puck, cut over to the blue line and let loose a looping shot.

The trajectory of that puck was high and it went in a graceful curve toward the Princeton goal. And to the horror of the Princeton team the puck landed squarely in the cage, and Dartmouth was ahead with seconds to go.

There were a few feverish sallies by Princeton, a few checks by Dartmouth and it was all over. The Green had won from Princeton 3-2, and 2300 undergraduates were able to whoop it up after a real major hockey victory.

Sophomore Letter Men

The letters awarded show a preponderance of sophomores, and again it augurs well for another year. The second year men receiving the awards were: Charles B. Arthur, Robert Bennett, Donald W. Crowther, James McHugh, Roald A. Morton, Arthur E. Nissen, Wilbur Powers, Frank J. Spain and James H. Walter. The juniors included Captain-elect Richard Jackson, John B. Faegre, and John C. Manchester. This nucleus will all be back next year.

Those who closed their varsity careers were Capt. Bill Morton, Nathan W. Hawkes Jr., John F. Whitcomb, and John B. Wolff Jr.

CAPT. BILL MORTON The aggressive spark plug of many good Green battles closes hockey career

THE GREEN HOCKEY TEAM Which vindicated its season with a brilliant final victory over Princeton in Hanover, 3-2. Left to right, standing: Jackson, Manchester McHugh Nissen, Bennett, Capt. W. Morton, R. Morton, Whitcomb, Spain, Arthur, Crowther, Powers, J. Wolff. Kneeling: Rolfe, Faegre, M. Wolff, Walter, Neill, Cowie, Wells, Reid