BRIGGS FILLS ONLY VACANCY

Jim Briggs, a veteran of last year's campaign, has filled in the one vacant spot on the first quintet, but after the two games with Springfield it appears that freshman Jim Coleman from Asbury Park, N. J., is going to give his junior rival plenty of competition. In fact, Dartmouth's reserve strength may prove to be more than adequate. Audley Brindley, a freshman forward from Rockville Center, N. Y., will undoubtedly see considerable service behind Myers at the left forward position.

Besides Briggs and Coleman, Coach Cowles has sophomore Mo Monahan of West Haven, Conn., as an understudy for Captain Skaug. Andy Cartensen, six-foot- four center of last season's yearling five, will be able to take some of the burden off Jim Olsen's shoulders, while Jack Carroll, star yearling forward last winter, is behind Munroe.

In defeating Springfield 56-32 and 55-45 in a two-game series just before Christmas vacation the Big Green did show signs of nervousness that the four-game Christmas trip should correct before the league campaign starts. Chief threat to Dartmouth this season will probably be Princeton, whose star, George Lawry, scored 171 points as compared with Munroe's 175 a year ago in league competition.

Although freshmen are eligible under a wartime ruling to play on the varsity, the Dartmouth coach expects only a few first-year men to make the grade from schoolboy to college basketball in one season. For the rest a modified freshman schedule is planned with nearby schools.

MAKING PLANS FOR SIX IN A ROW Coach Ossie Cowles, whose Dartmouth basketball teams have taken five consecutiveEastern Intercollegiate League championships, talks things over with the starting fivewho hope to continue the string. Kneeling, left to right, the players are Jim Briggs, guard;Captain Stan Skaug, guard; and George Munroe, league-leading forward. Behind themare Bob Myers, forward, and Jim Olsen, all-league center.