Dartmouth 26, Columbia 13

DARTMOUTH ENDED ITS 1942 football campaign by putting on one of its best performances of the season to defeat Columbia, 26 to 13, at Baker Field, New York City, on November 21. From the spectator's point of view, the contest rated high, with the Big Green's superior line and better-balanced backfield proving too much for the individual brilliance of Paul Governali of the Lions to overcome. In the tradition of the Dartmouth-Columbia series, something was happening every minute and it was not until the Indians pushed across their fourth touchdown late in the final period that the game could be considered won.

The victory over Columbia gave Dartmouth a season's record of five wins and four losses, and in Ivy League competition a record of three victories and two defeats. Compared with pre-season expectations, and considering the problems created by the mass enlistment of important players, the 1942 record is recognized as quite an achievement by Coach "Tuss" McLaughry and his hard-working squad.

In the finale against Columbia, the two elevens spent the first quarter feeling out each other's strong and weak points, and then pitched in on the scoring spree which produced touchdowns in each of the remaining periods. Governali, who turned in a truly great performance that afternoon, got away for a 43-yard touchdown run in the first period, after he had seemingly been stopped behind the line of scrimmage, but the referee had blown his whistle and the play was nullified.

So it was the Indians who scored first in the second period when Dampier intercepted a Governali pass on the Lions' 38. Freshman Jack Sayers rifled a beautiful pass to Monahan on the 4 and three plays later Pulliam smashed over. Columbia came right back and on the first play after the kick-off Governali tossed a 38-yard pass to Germann who continued 38 more for a touchdown. Near the end of the quarter Rog Antaya stole the ball from Gehrke and in nine plays, two of them Sayers-to-Wolfe passes, Dartmouth covered 45 yards for another score. Only seven seconds of the half remained when Dartmouth literally ran in and out of the huddle and then scored on Tommy Douglas' smash through tackle.

Columbia pulled up even again in the third period, sweeping 59 yards in five plays. Governali's passes to Germann for 43 and 10 yards, the latter scoring, were the biggest ground-gainers in the march. The final heave gave Governali 19 touchdown passes for the season, tying the collegiate record set by Davey O'Brien of Texas Christian in 1938.

Jiariy in tne tourtti period 1 ommy Douglas kicked out of bounds on the Columbia 3-yard line, and this set up another Green touchdown when the Lions punted out to the 35. Sayers' pass to Douglas covered 20 yards, and after a couple of plunges the fullback skirted end to score standing up. With the score against them, 19 to 13, the Lions came roaring back and passed their way from their own 37 to Dartmouth's 33. When Governali faded back to pass again, the Green forwards rushed him and the ball fell short of its mark and into the hands of Ray Wolfe, who ran it back from the 3 to the 36. This ended Columbia's chances, for Frost raced 30 yards around end and several plays later took Wolfe's short pass in the end zone for the final score.