A Rare Tribute

The MAGAZINE is certain that all Dartmouth men will be interested in the following letter which was sent to the DartmouthLog by a University of Pennsylvania student after he had witnessed the Dartmouth-Penn game at Philadelphia on October 6.

To the Editor:

Saturday on Franklin Field I saw one of the greatest exhibitions of sportsmanship and courage that anyone ever has or ever will see on a football field. Dartmouth's quarterback and co-captain, Meryll Frost, was truly a hero in defeat. Yesterday, just three months after his release from the Valley Forge Hospital, he played some of the finest, roughest, and most courageous football I have ever witnessed. He left the game in the fourth period only after he had received a compound fracture of his hand.

The Dartmouth-Pennsylvania rivalry has been characterized through the years by its rough play. This game was no exception. Frost had his specially constructed helmet knocked off on many occasions. A number of times he found himself stretched out by hard blocks and tackles. The harder he was hit, the harder and better he played. Though only 160 pounds, he took all the punishment Penn's big aoo-lb. line could offer. He kept coming back for more, and his stellar play was the biggest single factor in keeping the score so close. When he finally left the game late in the fourth period, he received the loudest ovation I have ever heard a visiting player receive on Franklin Field. Even the men in the press box and also the Penn players (who never show any emotion) stood and applauded. It was a great display of courage and sportsmanship that I won't soon forget.