WITH THE BIG GREEN TEAMS

WITH only the Princeton game remaining the Big Green is still in the thick of the Ivy League title race despite losses to Harvard and Yale. The Indians are one game behind the leagueleading Princetonians (5-1) and a half game behind Harvard (4-1-1).

Win or lose at Palmer Stadium, Coach Bob Blackman has gained his eighth winning season in a row, a remarkable achievement never before accomplished by a Dartmouth football coach and a fitting tribute to Blackman and his coaching staff.

Since our last report, written just before the fifteen-game winning streak was halted by Harvard, previously little-known Indians have delighted Dartmouth followers with their talents, talents that should prove most useful to Blackman in the next few years; but balancing the gains have been injuries that have kept from three to five key men out of most of the games.

Among the new standouts, there are two who deserve recognition here. Halfback Bob O'Brien, a junior, made his varsity football debut against Holy Cross and scored the winning touchdown, but it was against Columbia that he came into his own—scoring one touchdown and setting up two others, one on a 43-yard punt return. The other player, also a halfback, is Mike Urbanic, who scored twice in the Columbia game.

The injury list is long: end Charlie Greer has been sidelined since the Harvard game but may be ready for Princeton; tackle Ed Keible has been in and out with injuries; fullback Tom Parkinson, injured against Harvard, did not return until the Cornell game; Dave Lawson, a halfback, has missed several games; center Cantey Davis and defensive quarterback Bill Madden have been lost for the season; Pete Sapione hurt in the. Cornell game is undoubtedly also lost for the finale; guard Bill Curran, end Al Pierce, and so we could go on, with the list of men that have missed one, two, or more games. Should this year's team gain a share of the Ivy League crown, the laurels will have been richly deserved.