Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-06
DARTMOUTH PLANS
ATTACK FOR PENN
Light Backs Expected to
Gain With Aid Of the
Heavy Line
COACH SPEARS CONFIDENT

HANOVER n. H., Nov. 6.-with the
Dartmouth eleven showing unusual strength
in the games so far this year the Green, 1t
is thought here, has a slight edge on Penn
sylvania for the game to be played In Bos-
ton next Saturday,
The style of attack that has been de-
veloped at Dartmouth this year is some
what different from that of former sea-
sons and so far has come through with bet
ter results. The light fast backfield of
Coach Spears, playing behind much
heavier line has been able to gain more
ground NJ line plunges than the heavier
backfed combination of last year, although
1t was counted as one of the best line buck
ing combinations in the country.
c. F. Holbrook has shown more real stuff
so far this season than any of the men who
have had varsity experience. Myers is an
other product of Spearss coaching who has
been playing the best game of any OF the
wing candidates on the Green squad.
The Dartmouth men admit that the Penn
sylvania eleven has one of the best back
fields in the country, but, their style Of
play is mostly forward passing Dart
mouth successfully broke up this' mode of
attack against West Virginia.
HOlbrOok Brothers Stars
The two HobrCok brothers are specially
well adapted to this line, as they are both
track men and have a world of speed. They
had little trouble in breaking through the
heavier backfields of Middebury West Vir-
ginia and Springfield Y. NJ c. A. College,
90 the weight of the Pennsylvania line
should not stop them.
The two veteran guards, Neeley and
youngstown, have been playing up to their
usual form, but the tackle positions have
been comparatively weak. With the quail
Tying of Murphy, the freshman who had
oeen playing the best game at tackle. big
mole has been made in the forward defense
OF the Green eleven.
Coach Spears has uncovered i'm Ross one
OF the best wing men that has played for
the Green In a number Of years. He never
played the game before this fall, but has
dyeloped into a crack in this short time.
Game Hinges on Penn Line
Ben Scott, Penn State football coach,
who saw the Green team in action last
saturday, sums up the Dartmouth style Of
play as follows:
Dartmouth's line is good from tackle to
tackle. II is fairly heavy Its ends are
night but fast. The backfeld is only
mediocre, but has beautiful team work,
especially of the Dartmouth quick shift,
from which virtually every play is run.
Dartmouth is plunging team, using
very few wide plays. and the in-passins
game relies entirely On long passes to the
ends The Hanover eleven clips hard and
eneetively. They play football and hard
rough football at all times but play clean
At the start of the State-DartmUuth
game the Dartmouth shift bothered the
STATE team, but there is a question as 10
whether the tactics used by the Green
We're In accordance with the rules. Later
state stopped the Green attack with lit
ue trouble, and only once. due to States
own toozle, was Dartmouth again in pos
session OF the ball In our territory. Cap
tain Conover and his players are loud in
praise OF the treatment they received
from Dartmouth, and declare the Dart
mouth team the fastest and best-driled
mat state has encountered.
Penn can expect hard game. and the
result Of the contest will depend greatly
on Penns line, for II the Penn forwards
can stop the plunges OF the Dartmouth
Deehs Penn should win, as that style OF
A'taek is nartmouth's asset"