Standard Varsity "D"

Starting next fall, the varsity "D" will be the same size for all sports, it has been announced by William H. McCarter '19, director of athletics. The decision to have a standard 6-inch "D" instead of three different sizes was made by the Dartmouth Athletic Council at its last meeting.

The 6-inch letter is the size now awarded for baseball, basketball, hockey, track and skiing. Dropped will be the special 7-inch "D" for football and the "minor sport" 5-inch letter now given for cross-country, junior varsity football, soccer, squash, swimming, golf, lacrosse, tennis, crew, sailing, and speed-skating. Rifle, the only other officially recognized sport, will continue to receive a shoulder patch rather than a letter.

In addition to deciding that it is unfair to draw a distinction between the varsity sports, the DCAC voted to adopt, in some cases, a more stringent requirement for winning a letter. The baseball requirement, for example, will be 14 innings of play rather than one full game.