INTERCEPTION STARTS DRIVE
The Indians soon gained another scoring ing opportunity when John Handrahan intercepted a Crimson pass and dashed to the 40-yard line just as the period ended. Straight running plays carried to the 6-yard mark, but the Harvard line held and two incomplete passes ended the threat. The Indians started another march after Bilodeau had punted, but a fourth holding penalty applied the brakes and Hollingworth punted across the goal line. John Handrahan romped back 25 yards with Bilodeau's next punt, but Harvard held on the 23 and Hollingworth punted outside on the a-yard line. Bilodeau got away a beautiful punt to midfield, and Dartmouth was once more on the march as the game ended.
With the exception of Joe Handrahan, who was relieved for a few minutes by Henry Billings, the Green line from tackle to tackle played the full 60 minutes of the game. Ray played a brillant game as roving center, and the Boston press again had an opportunity to bestow upon him an avalanche of praise. The game was the first real test for the Indians, and although everyone agreed that they weren't as impressive as they had been in the Harvard Stadium the year before, the showing was highly favorable.
The season reached its peak in the Yale victory of the following week-end, and on the Saturday after that the Big Green eleven had a natural let-down against William and Mary. With a strong seven-man line and a tricky double-wingback running attack, the Southerners threw a scare into the Dartmouth followers before the-home forces managed to run up a 34-0 victory. The Indians left the field at the half with a scant 7-0 lead, but the first and second teams pushed across four touchdowns in the last two periods, primarily on long dashes. Dartmouth failed to make a single sustained march, and William and Mary took first-down honors for the day with 9 to the Green's 5.
Getting nowhere on the ground, Dartmouth took to the air after a scoreless first quarter, and Hollingworth's toss to Camp produced a touchdown following a Holling- worth-to-Kenny pass and a lateral, Conti to Bennett, which advanced the ball 25 yards. The Southerners then put on a relentless advance from their own 40 to Dartmouth's 5, only to lose the ball on downs when the Indian line rose up and halted the march on the one-foot line.
The second team, with the help of Ray and McCray, opened the second half and produced two quick scores. Hollingworth took a punt on his own 48, raced down the sideline, reversed his field twice, and crossed the goal standing up after a 52-yard gallopSoon after, Billings broke through the middle of the visitors' line and blocked and recovered Matheney's punt for Dartmouth8 third touchdown.
The varsity returned to action and had better luck against the tiring VirginiansChamberlain went off tackle for 50 yards and Nairne covered the remaining 10 for a touchdown. The final tally was scored by Nairne, who broke through left tackle and dashed 55 yards to the goal. Joe Handrahan split the uprights on both tries for point, just as he had on his other attempt in the second period. ,
Dartmouth's relapse in the William and Mary game and the remembrance of what an underdog Cornell team had done to the Indians a year ago were enough to give the Big Green followers the jitters during the week before the House Party clash with Cornell at Hanover. Earl Blaik's opportunist eleven opened up with a devastating aerial attack, however, and buried the Ithacans, 41 to 6, in one of the most lopsided contests in the traditional series. All six of Dartmouth's touchdowns, scored by pairs in the first, second, and fourth quarters, were the direct or indirect result of passes. Chamberlain, Hollingworth and John Handrahan hurled long and short passes all afternoon, with Camp, Nairne and Hollingworth usually on the receiving end, and had the varsity played longer than 34 minutes, there is no telling what the score might have been. It was while the second team was in action that Cornell scored its touchdown and that the Big Green was held at all in check.
