PRAISE FOR ALL

The Inn corner (before the snowfall of November 17), Allen's Drugstore, the Nugget lobby, and other popular congregating spots reverberate these days with talk of the feats of Captain Jack Kenny and his jinx-slayers. Every member of the team has his ardent admirers, and praise is being voiced equally for El Camp, the veteran end, who catches passes spectacularly and is playing the finest football of his career; Larry Hull, the sophomore wingman, who stepped in at right end when Jack Matzinger was injured and now couldn't be ousted by anyone except Camp; Gordon Bennett, junior tackle, who has found himself this year and is a standout in a great line; Dave Camerer, another junior tackle, who makes the left side of the line as sound as the. right and runs like a frightened gazelle when he is on the receiving end of a lateral pass; Latta McCray, who plays right guard, calls the Big Green plays, leads the interference, pulls out of the line to intercept passes, and manages to come out of every game completely covered with top soil; Joe Handrahan, an equally brilliant guard, who helps make the center of the Green line the most formidable in the East and, in the bargain, is just about the best kicker of a point after touchdown that exists this season; Carl "Popeye" Ray, Dartmouth's Gibralter-like center, who disdains long sleeves, chews tobacco, spits on his hands, and happens to play the pivot position well enough to be a leading candidate for All-American honors; Captain Jack Kenny, who is a great leader and quarterack combined, and blocks as if he meant it; Eddie Chamberlain, the veteran left halfback, whose lack of weight hasn't kept him from being a first-class ball player, and who has blossomed forth this year as a forward-passer as well as a ball-carrying and defensive star; Fred Hollingworth, his sophomore understudy at the left halfback post, who does everything a back can do, and tosses a football the way Jeff Tesreau used to toss a baseball; Frank Nairne, the long-limbed right halfback, whose highstepping runs through tackle and around end and whose snagging of long passes have made him Dartmouth's leading scorer; and John Handrahan, the stocky fullback, who catches punts with death-defying abandon, rockets up the sidelines or through the middle of a line, and caroms off would-be tacklers like a frantic rubber ball.

Somewhat unexpectedly, it fell to the lot of these gentlemen, aided and abetted by a valiant band of reserves, to do what all of Dartmouth's gridiron heroes had failed to do: beat Yale.

The contest, as a contest, was a thriller. It surged back and forth, from one end of the field to the other, with the Indians hanging on to the lead by a lone point until Carl Ray intercepted a Blue pass, thrown in desperation from behind the goal line, and bulleted his way to the touchdown that clinched matters and gave Dartmouth, at last, a 14-6 victory in the Gloomy Bowl. It was the Gloomy Bowl, indeed, as the game got under way, with a grayish murk enveloping the field and rain falling throughout the first period. Despite the unfavorable setting, some 45,000 fans were on hand for another clash in the series which has become traditionally thrilling, and before long the spectators had good cause to forget all about the weather. The Dartmouth Band entered the Bowl playing "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" and contributed this bit of moral support at frequent intervals during the game. In an extremely foxy move, Coach Blaik kept the Dartmouth team out of sight and sound of all this until it was time for the kick-off, at which moment the Indians took the field casually and went to work.

Ray kicked off, and a long diagonal pass, Roscoe to Train, immediately had the Green supporters praying. The pass gave early indication that Yale was going to be constantly dangerous through the air. After three rushes had gained 9 yards, to Dartmouth's 37-yard line, Yale punted to the 18. Two ground plays netted 5 yards, and John Handrahan then got away a beautiful rolling kick that backed the Elis up to their own 15-yard line. Two long passes failed for the Blue, and Whitehead punted to Dartmouth's 47, John Handrahan returning the ball to Yale's 44. The Green fullback ripped off a first down on a fake reverse, spinning inside the weak-side tackle for 18 yards. It was this play, with John Handrahan carrying, that tore the Blue defense apart all afternoon. Yale's weak-side tackle was being mouse-trapped time after time, and as he charged across the line unmolested, Camerer and Kenny blotted him out of the play, leaving a beautiful gap for the Indian fullback to romp through. This play and the straight off-tackle slant, with Chamberlain or Nairne carrying, featured the ground attack upon which Dartmouth relied throughout the game, in contrast to Yale's great dependence upon passes.

Following Handrahan's first down, the Indians tossed the first of the only two passes they attempted all afternoon and then punted outside on Yale's 18-yard line. Roscoe and Train immediately connected on two more long passes, and the Elis were again threatening on the Green 30-yard line. The Indian line held, however, and Whitehead kicked over the goal line. John Handrahan punted out of danger, and soon after, the first break of the game occurred when Dave Camerer recovered a Yale fumble on his own 44-yard mark. Handrahan clicked off 20 yards on that devastating spinner just before the quarter ended.

Swinging their march around in the opposite direction, the Indians ground out another first down, and a pass, Chamberlain to Camp, carried to the Eli 18-yard line. Nairne sped off tackle for 5 yards, but he fumbled as he was tackled and Larry Kelley recovered for Yale on the 13-yard mark. The Bulldogs could get nowhere and punted out to their 48-yard line, from which point Dartmouth began the march that produced its first touchdown. Two long gains by John Handrahan featured the advance, and Nairne finally dashed 7 yards through tackle to score. Joe Handrahan converted and produced a point that was to play a vital role in the remainder of the game.

Yale received the following kick-off and moved into Green territory with the aid of 20 yards in penalties. The Big Green held near its 25-yard line, however, and two first downs and another beautiful punt by Handrahan placed the ball deep in Blue territory for the rest of the half.

Ewart returned Ray's kick-off 28 yards to open the second half, and an exchange of punts worked the ball deep into Green territory. From his own 20-yard line Handrahan kicked a high spiral to Yale's 40 and as Ewart gathered in the ball it appeared that he would be downed in his tracks by the three Green-shirted players who surrounded him. By some magic, however, the little Eli back shook himself free and raced 60 yards for a touchdown while thousands of Dartmouth adherents groaned "It's the Jinx again." The next minute disproved their contention, however, when Curtin's attempted conversion struck the crossbar and dropped back into the playing field, leaving the Indians still in the lead and forcing Yale to continue the daring brand of play which finally proved a boomerang and led to Ray's interception and touchdown.

Dartmouth chose to kick off again after the Blue touchdown, and with Curtin and Whitehead leading the assault, the Bulldogs once more pressed into Indian territory. A bone-crushing tackle by Henry Whitaker, who had replaced Jack Kenny, stopped Curtin on the 11-yard line, just inches short of a first down, and Dartmouth took the ball on downs after the narrowest squeak of the afternoon. Hollingworth's soyard dash off tackle took the ball out of danger, and a punt returned play to Yale's end of the field.

Yale at once started to throw passes, without success, and when Gallagher, substitute center, passed the ball over Curtin's head on an attempted fourth-down punt, the Big Green gained possession of the ball on the Blue 28-yard stripe as the third period ended.

An Example of Green Teamwork Frank Nairne (extreme left) is off to a good gain in the first quarter of the Yale game. Kenny (15) and Joe Handrahan (73) are taking out Kelly, the Eli right end, while John Handrahan (21), McCray (74) and Chamberlain (17) form a wall of interference in front of the ball-carrier. Yale's left tackle (17) came through too late to make the tackle.