FOOTBALL

During the between-terms recess, William H. McCarter announced the signing of Walter M. Marshall, Notre Dame '38, as the Indians' line coach for the coming year, replacing Johnny Del Isola who accepted the position of assistant coach for the Boston Yanks.

Marshall was guard on the Notre Dame varsity eleven for three years, and was a teammate of head coach Earl Brown during the 1936 and 1937 seasons. For the past three years, Marshall has been head football coach at Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia, and previous to that scouted and assisted with the line coaching at Notre Dame.

At the time of Marshall's appointment, it was announced that Eddie Zanfrini would replace John Bronk, who accepted a similar position at Andover Academy, as trainer. Zanfrini has been head trainer of football, basketball, and baseball under Tad Wieman of Princeton from 1938 through 1944.

The all-Notre Dame staff is assured of quantity if not quality this year as 140 candidates reported for practice on Memorial Field, July 17. From these 140 men the "brain trust" must fashion a football eleven, and it may be an easier coaching job, although the results may not be as successful. Last year Brown, who replaced Tuss McLaughry as head mentor, had material, and good material, but it was necessary to initiate the players into a new system, as well as to get them to work together. This year the 140 candidates, at least the majority of them, are just out of high school, and though they have bright records behind them, they are inexperienced.

Only three letter men from last year's squad were among the hopefuls, Bill Bennet and Bob Harvey, 215-pound reserve tackles, and Hal Clayton, 200-pound, 6 foot smashing fullback, who is expected to fill the slot this coming year. Clayton, who reported directly from Andover, won the starting assignment several times during the season, and in the opinion of Brown, is destined for a great season.

Several other men were inaugurated to the Brown T last year, yet saw very little action, if any at all. They are Ed O'Rourke, Don Campbell, Bill Washburn, and Art Young. The only experienced transfer is Ted Youngling, sturdy reserve guard for Cornell last year, although two former Dartmouth men, Charlie Holt and Carl McKinnon, are. back in the V-12 program.

McKinnon won a first-string varsity berth as a freshman in 1942 when Tuss McLaughry was at the reins, and Holt, who was a substitute for Bud Kastr played in most of the games. The former came from Everett High where he starred, and has added some weight which makes him the standout prospect for the guard slot.

During Spring practice several aspirants showed considerable ability to warrant summer uniforms, but the Navy called and to other colleges went Brad Winans, 220 pound center, Alan Duke, Tom Kavazanjian, and several other men who were on the temporary first team. However, Norm Miler, all-state back from Teddy Roosevelt High School, Iowa; Dick Bennett, allstate halfback from Waltham High, Mass.; and Nick Fusilli, rugged guard, are back, and are expected to see action in the coming season, which opens here in Hanover Sept. 30 with the Holy Cross Crusaders.

Among the many former high school stars who showed up was Ed Gingrich, cocaptain of Winthrop High, and an excellent punter; Bob Hicks played for the University of Tennessee last year, and may be the number one center; Norman Falkin, 6 foot 1 inch end was chosen by the Brooklyn Eagle and World Telegram as an All-City and Metropolitan end from Brooklyn Technical, but he will be ineligible for the first three games.. These men have excellent records behind them, but they must all prove to the coaches their ability, and no one position has been decided upon.

Football practice will be held daily in shorts and cleats until August when padding will be donned. At that time the squad will be cut down to a workable size of some 50 or 60 players, thus enabling Brown to teach his tricky formations more effectively.

DARTMOUTH GRIDIRON STAFF for the 1944 season includes, left to right, Ed Zanfrini, new trainer; Milt Piepul, backfield coach; Coach Earl Brown; and Walt Marshall, new line coach.

THE OPENING DAY OF SUMMER FOOTBALL PRACTICE BROUGHT COACH EARL BROWN THIS HUGE CIRCLE OF HUSKY HOPEFULS