FRESHMAN FOOTBALL

If Dartmouth's undefeated freshman eleven in 1969 is remembered for its abundance of size, the 1970 team will be recalled for the opposite reason—a general lack of it.

Still, the Little Indians came up with a 4-2 record that prompted frosh coach John Curtis to say, "This team did more with less than any team I've had at Dartmouth."

Particularly in the lines, both offensively and defensively, there was a lack of overpowering muscle but what was there was gutty enough to take early wins from Holy Cross (21-14) and Brown (35-14), then bounce back from the first losses to Harvard (13-21) and Yale (7-10) since 1965 with a pair of strong closing wins over New Hampshire (34-21) and Boston College (33-28).

It was a season for long scoring plays for the Indian frosh and it began with the first play from scrimmage of the season when halfback Ben Bridges from Evanston, Ill., went 71 yards for a touchdown. Bridges and his halfback partner, Rick Klupchak from Olympia Fields, Ill., were a spectacular tandem and had capable support from fullback Ellis Rowe from Miami, Fla, via Andover.

Bridges, a 6-1, 185-pounder, was the leading rusher with 491 yards and a 5.6- yard average. Klupchak gained 393 yards (a 5.0-yard average) and also led Bridges in receiving, six to five, for 139 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The passing chores were handled capably by quarterbacks George Carr and Mike Draznik.

And frosh captain is Pat Stone, a linebacker from Aliquippa, Pa., who also handles all snaps for punts and conversions. One of the most rugged defenders with Stone is Rick Gerardi, a 175-pound rover back from South Farmingdale, N. Y., who was persistent in making the opportune play.

The most promising contribution the frosh will make to Dartmouth's varsity, in addition to the running backs, is in the defensive backfield. Curtis has a pair of dandies in Rocky Whitaker (Paterson, N. J.) and Dave Cranshaw (Fayetteville, N. Y.) along with a pair of twins from Seattle, Wash.—Don and Ron Smith.