Freshman Football

We could not conclude this section on football without some reference to the magnificent Dartmouth freshman team coached by Earl Hamilton and Ray Trun-cellito. In four games this fall the 1959 "A" team piled up 87 points to 15 for the opposition as it downed Harvard in the opener 20-0, defeated Yale in New Haven 14-0, and beat New Hampshire 20-6 and Brown 33-9 in two Hanover games.

The team was captained by Jim Burke of St. Louis, Mo., one of the brightest halfback prospects seen in Hanover for some time and the team's top ground gainer. The halfback candidates were particularly strong this year with Dan Nafie of East Orange, N. J., Bill Morton of Syracuse, N. Y., Pete Jarvis of Seattle, Wash., Joe Graham of Pomona, Calif., and Dave Bell of Wenham, Mass., all showing varsity promise.

Top quarterback contenders were John Baldwin of Oak Park, Ill., Melvin Brkich of Milwaukee and Walt Meissner from Rush City, Minn. At fullback Al Krutsch of Denver, Tim Miller of Evansville, Ind., and John Hommeyer of Wayzata, Minn., were the leading candidates.

In the line, which was not quite as strong as the backfield, were Jim Perry of Wellesley Hills, Mass., and Bill Colehower of Abingtort, Pa., at center; Ted Izzard of Kansas City, Dick Warden of Houghton, Mich., Joe LaVigna from Hartford and Milwaukee's Allen Brown at the guard posts. Impressive tackles include Hartford's Steve Margolis and Ed Labenski, Art Dugan of Concord, Mass., and Dave Lawrence of Great Falls, Mont. Swelling Elmer Lampe's talented end squad next year should be Scott Palmer of Melrose, Mass., Stan Drazen of Binghamton, N. Y., and John Marsh and Kurt Christiansen from Glencoe and Winnetka, Illinois.

Coach Bob Blackman hopes that from this group will come some hard-running halfbacks, a couple of end replacements and some solid linemen. These, together with the returning lettermen and some other experienced players, should provide an improved working nucleus for the 1956 team as it moves into the first year of formal Ivy League play.