Some Notes on Fall Sports

SOCCER

Soccer and cross country will be looking for a continued upswing this fall at Dartmouth with veteran talent in abundance and some solid sophomore arrivals to enhance the picture in both sports.

Whitey Burnham, beginning his tenth season as soccer coach, has 14 of 19 lettermen returning, including 10 of 11 starters. The situation is the best for the Indian booters since they shared the Ivy League title in 1964. Last fall, Dartmouth finished 4-5-2 and missed a winning season with a tough 1-0 loss in the finale at Penn.

Junior Charlie Silcox from Gladwyne, Pa., an All-Ivy first team pick and an All-America mention as a sophomore halfback, returns along with Dartmouth's top scorer, forward Dave Irwin, to provide the nucleus of a potentially strong attack.

Captain Greg Church from Elkhart, Ind., another All-Ivy selection, heads the defensive corps. Church succeeded Pete Linton of Philadelphia as captain. Linton was the first junior captain in Dartmouth soccer history and declined reelection in favor of his classmate. Linton will be another in a string of veteran forwards.

Sophomores may have something to say in this year's soccer action even though the veterans dominate the scene. Defenseman Dennis Austin and forward Rich Gifford are among the most promising newcomers.

CROSS COUNTRY

Ken Weinbel, who succeeded Ellie Noyes as coach of track and cross country this year, took his varsity runners to the College Grant in northern New Hampshire for a 10-day pre-season training session that may bring dividends in the fall campaign. The training period was geared to give the Indians a rugged schedule of running, conditioning, and mental preparation for the season.

Captain Mark Hamilton from Scarsdale, N. Y., is the top returning letterman, while Weinbel, who developed an' outstanding cross-country program during six years at Colby College be- fore coming to Dartmouth, expects much improvement from Dave Ullrich and Bob Livingston, the latter a senior who was bothered by injuries last year.

The most prominent name in the cross-country spectrum is sophomore Eric Potter from Clinton, N. Y., who eclipsed the freshman two-mile record held by Olympian Tom Laris '62.