Football
In this third season at the helm of Dartmouth football Coach Bob Blackman and his able assistants have produced one of the finest teams and records in 77 years of Dartmouth football. Prior to the Princeton finale, the Indians had gone undefeated in eleven straight games, eight this fall and three at the end of the 1956 season. A 14-14 tie with Yale midway this fall' marred what otherwise might have been a perfect season. If the Indians defeat Princeton they will be only the fifth football team in Dartmouth history to go through a season without a loss, the others being the teams of 1907, 1924, 1925 and 1937. The 1935 team, however, remains Dartmouth's only undefeated and untied team.
A win over Princeton also will give Dartmouth the coveted Ivy League Championship in this second year of formalized league play.
Since last month's report the Big Green routed Harvard 26-0, fought back to tie Yale 14-14 in the last seconds of play, edged past Columbia 7-0, and in the most recent game roared back from a twotouchdown deficit to top Cornell 20-19.
Team statistics show that Dartmouth's versatile attack and a potent defense have been instrumental in the 1957 achievement. Dartmouth has ground out over 1400 yards on the field in eight games and has passed for 600-plus, for a total offensive yardage of over 2,000. The opposition has gained just over 1,000 yards against the Indians on the ground, while the Big Green pass defense has limited opponents to less than 500 yards.
Sophomore left halfback Jake Crouthamel and junior right halfback Bill Morton are Dartmouth's leading groundgainers, both averaging just under five yards per carry. Jim Burke, the Indians' first-team right halfback, suffered a shoulder injury against Harvard which put him out of action for the season; and there is little doubt that Burke's absence hurt Dartmouth both on offense and defense in the remaining games.
Halfback Don Ivlages and Jim Hernander are close behind in ground-gaining, both averaging just over four yards per carry. Quarterback Dave Bradley has completed 32 out of 60 passes, while second-team quarterback Bill Gundy, thanks to a superlative performance against Cornell, has a completion record of 23 out of 39. Bradley is also the team's leading scorer with four TD's, while Crouthamel, Morton and end Dave Moss have three and Bill Gundy two. With Burke injured, Gundy has also been doing most of the punting and currently has a 42-yard average, one of the highest in the nation.
Dartmouth's winning streak focused national attention on the Big Green and it has consistently been rated among the top twenty teams in the nation by the various wire services and syndicated sports columns. In addition, the standout play o£ Captain Joe Palermo at guard throughout the season should bring at least an All-East and possibly All-American mention.
Dartmouth 20, Cornell 19
Playing before a Fall Houseparty throng of some 13,000 on a mild and sunny afternoon, the Dartmouth football team put on another , spectacular come-from-behind finish to overcome a two-touchdown deficit and edge out Cornell 20-19. The winning touchdown came with just three minutes left in the game as halfback Jake Crouthamel swept around right end to climax an eightyyard march. With the score tied at 19-all, Captain Joe Palermo calmly booted the ball between the uprights as the Dartmouth fans went wild.
Previous to this the Cornell team had an upset victory in the making, scoring three times in the first half to lead the BigGreen 19-7 at half time. Cornell opened up an aggressive ground attack early in the first period, marching 63 yards in six plays and scoring when quarterback Tom Skypeck pitched out to halfback Bob Mc-Aniff who raced down the sideline for the TD. Three minutes later the Big Red added a second score when tackle Tom Revak smashed through the Dartmouth line to block a quick kick attempt by Jim Hernander on the Dartmouth seven-yard line and Skypeck carried it over on the option play.
Dartmouth roared back in the second period when Don Klages returned a Cor-Nell punt for 37 yards, halfback Bill Morton picked up nineteen yards to take the ball to the Cornell 18, and Bill Gundy then passed to Morton in the end zone for the score. Later in the period Morton fumbled on a punt return, Cornell recovered on the Dartmouth eight-yard line and Skypeck plunged over for the score which sent Cornell off the field with a 197 lead.
Dartmouth began to find itself in the third period. As the period ended Dartmouth was on the Cornell three and on the very first play of the final quarter Dave Bradley faked a hand-off and fired to end Dave Moss for the Big Green's second tally. Minutes later Bill Gundy, who completed nine of sixteen passes, replaced Bradley and his passing and deft ball handling sparked Dartmouth's final and winning march.
Dartmouth 7, Columbia 0
Hampered by fumbles and pass interceptions, Dartmouth hammered out a 7-0 victory over a Columbia team which almost upset the favored Indians. Playing on a rather dismal day at Baker Field, the Big Green scored in the first period and hung on for the rest of the game.
Dartmouth made its only score early in the first period when halfback Bill Morton recovered a Columbia fumble on the six-yard line. The Big Green got to the one-yard line, with Bradley and Crouthamel carrying, and with fourth down and one yard to go, Bradley sneaked over for the score.
Later in the same period Bradley passed to Moss on a scoring play which covered 55 yards, but the play was nullified by a clipping penalty. Early in the fourth period the Big Green had another scoring opportunity when they marched fifty yards to the Columbia two-yard line, but on fourth down Columbia's Brad Howard broke through to smash down Jake Crouthamel so hard that he fumbled and Columbia recovered.
Twice during the afternoon the Lions passed up scoring opportunities. In the third quarter they intercepted a Bradley pass and gained thirteen yards on three plays to move the ball to the Dartmouth 17. There, however, the Big Green defenses tightened and a fourth-down Columbia pass failed.
Minutes later a fumble by Bill Morton gave Columbia the ball on the Dartmouth 25-yard line and in four plays they were camped on the Dartmouth six. Here Dartmouth end Dick Portland emerged a hero as he dropped Bruce Howard for a one-yard loss, then broke up a pitchout from Donelli to Howard and Dartmouth took over on the nine.
Dartmouth 14, Yale 14
In a drizzling rain at the Yale Bowl Dartmouth came back in the last minute and forty seconds to score and keep its undefeated record intact. An account of the game will be found in a separate article preceding this sports section.
Dartmouth 26, Harvard 0
Dartmouth marked the 75th anniversary of its traditional rivalry with Harvard by soundly trouncing the Crimson before some 30,000 spectators on a gray, cold day at the Harvard Stadium 26-0. The Big Green accounted for all 26 points in the first half, then used reserves for the second half of the game. Dartmouth opened its attack early in the first quarter by taking the opening kickoff and marching 73 yards in five plays to tally. The scoring play came on a handoff from Bradley to Crouthamel, who as he was about to be tackled lateraled back to Bradley who scampered over. Some seven minutes later, with the ball on the Harvard 42-yard line, Bradley fired a pass straight down the middle to fullback Dave Pratt who went over the goal line untouched. Dartmouth's third score came midway in the second stanza when the Big Green put together another sustained drive, going 72 yards in ten plays. Crouthamel and Jim Burke did most of the ground-gaining, with Burke lateraling to quarterback Bill Gundy for the score. The final Indian tally came late in the second quarter with the second team in action. Halfback Don Klages exploded through the Crimson line and outran the Harvard defenses in a 54-yard scoring jaunt which, coupled with Palermo's second conversion, gave Dartmouth a 26-0 lead.
For the balance of the second period and the entire second half, which saw rather sloppy football, Coach Blackman used his second and third teams - a total of 45 players - to hold down the score. Harvard, hampered by injuries to key players and still coping with the problems of installing a new system, never could get started.
Quarterback Dave Bradley (14), who scored Dartmouth's only touchdown in the Columbia game, shown making a short gain in the third period. No. 44 is fullback Dave Pratt.
In the gym Trophy Room before the Brown game, October 12, this portrait of former Head Football Coach Tuss McLaughry was presented to the College by his former Dartmouth players. L to r: Joe Sullivan '49 and Ray Truncellito '49, who made the presentation; Coach McLaughry; and Paul Sample '20, who painted the portrait.
Dartmouth's double bid for the Ivy League championship and an undefeated season was balked in Palmer Stadium, November 23, when the Tigers won 34-14. Bradley-to-Klages passes scored both Big Green touchdowns, but these were offset by the individual performance of Princeton's Dan Sachs, who scored three touchdowns and passed to a fourth.
