BACKFIELD STARS RETURN
The contest with Maine on October 13 saw the return of Clark and Nairne to active duty, and for the start of the major campaign with Virginia all hands were available. In the absence of this valuable pair of halfbacks, Eddie Chamberlain and Phil Conti, both weighing around 150 pounds, have filled in brilliantly. Their flying feet have been responsible for eight of Dartmouth's 15 touchdowns in the first
three games. Rain spoiled Dartmouth's opening party somewhat, postponing the traditional Delta Alpha parade and (perhaps more important) the wearing of the silver satin football pants which the spectators were anxious to see. A steady downpour lasted throughout the game, but a crowd estimated at 8,000 braved the bad weather to watch the Big Green turn in a 39-0 victory. The Norwich eleven was much stronger than usual, and the football down on the field was in sharp contrast to the drab atmosphere.
Coach Blaik's starting line-up contained few familiar faces from last sea son. Only the ends, El Camp and Dick Carpenter, and the No. 2 back, Harry Deckert, were regulars on the 1933 team. Don Hagerman, reserve tackle last season, and Herb Stearns, second-string center, had been converted into the starting guards: and Eddie Chamberlain, fourthstring halfback last fall, had been jumped to the No. 4 backfield post on the first eleven. All the other positions were filled by sophomores: Carl Ray at center, Gordon Bennett and Don Otis at the tackles, John Handrahan at the No. 3 backfield position, and Phil Conti at the No. 1 back-field post.
The Indians operated from a single wing-back formation, with an unbalanced line and no shift. Only fundamental football was used by Dartmouth, and not a single pass was thrown during the game. An off-tackle play, a buck, and an end run either to the right or left comprised the Indians' repertoire for the day. The Green quarterback (now No. 2) fooled the Cadets only twice during the game, once with a reverse and once with a spinner, both plays working beautifully. The scouts who were on hand for the game saw very little to diagram, and it is reported that the Yale scout took an empty notebook back to New Haven.
Dartmouth traveled 60, 55, 60, 42, 74 and 48 yards in its six touchdown marches. Chamberlain and Conti scored twice each, and Tony Geniawicz, sophomore shot-putter who relieved Handrahan, scored once, as did Norm Rand, understudy to Chamberlain. Rand's run of 48 yards off tackle was the most sparkling of the day. The diminutive back had been playing in the bucking position until the week of the game, but the Green coaches wisely decided to use his shiftiness in the tail-back berth.
