WITH THE BIG GREEN TEAMS

THE DARTMOUTH winning streak now stands at fourteen - currently the longest for any major college football team in the nation. Two of the first three victories of the 1963 campaign came hard, however, as both Bucknell and Brown forced the Indians to fight for their undefeated lives. The fact remains that at this time Dartmouth is again on top of the Ivy League 2-0 and has won three and lost none.

The Big Green of 1963 is a different type of football team than that which went undefeated last fall. There is still no take-charge player such as a Bill King or a Don McKinnon, but there are many fine players and this depth certainly has contributed to the team's early success.

The backfield of Dana Kelly (quarterback), Tom Spangenberg, Jack McLean (halfbacks), and-Tom Parkinson (full-back) is well established as the first unit. Kelly has shown good potential as both a signal caller and as a passer; Spangenberg has recovered from his ankle injury and is again showing the form that won him All-Ivy honors in 1962. Other names making Indian gridiron news are those of halfbacks Dave Perinchief, Dave Lawson, and Mike Urbanic.

At the same time Dartmouth has been hit by injuries in the backfield. Bob O'Brien has missed the first three games with a leg injury and Gary Wilson reinjured his knee against Penn and may see service for the remainder of the season only as a place kicker. Both men are halfbacks.

Can the Indians go all the way? Much will depend on getting the offense to click consistently and on the improvement in pass defense. The three biggest obstacles appear to be Harvard, Columbia, and Princeton.

Here is how the Indians fared in their first three games: