Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-17
T. AND M. TEAM
SHOWING FORM
"By" Dickson Is Developing
Formidable Combination
at Lancaster School

Lancaster, Pa, Oct. IT. = The
coming of "By" Dickson, former
Penn and League Island coach, to
Franklin and Marshall College marks
a new era in athletics at the insti-
tuition, especially in football. While
it is rather early in the season to
predict great things for the Frank
lin and Marshall eleven, 1t can easily
be seen that the team this year IS
the strongest that has represented
the Blue and White institution on
former Yale star, left to become
head coach at Iowa State.
To date Dickson's eleven has
played two scheduled games against
college teams in its own class and
has not had its goal line crossed.
True, it did not defeat Delaware Col
lege, but the eleven which played
against Delaware, while including
the same personnel, was not the
same one which played and defeated
Albright last Saturday.
The situation for a winning foot
ball team at the college at the open
ing of the school year looked rather
grave. A wealth of material re-
sponded to the first call, but it was
light and inexperienced. Dickson
IOOk OIL III 1iAo SAhcNt ~
teristic manner and despite the fact
that he had to lose lot of time
teaching the rudiments of football,
he has developed a formidable COM
bination.
In the games to date the Blue and
White eleven has shown exceptional
strength on the defense. In the
Delaware game it was the defense
that saved the day. This was true
in the Lancaster game. In the Al
bright game the line showed at It's
best when it allowed Benfers pro
teges but two first downs during the
contest.
At the start of the season 1t was
the offense that gave Coach Dickson
the greatest amount of worry. IL
is still far below the Dickson stand
ard, but showed surprising improve
ment in the Albright game. This
week the attack was greatly
strengthened by the addition of
Henry Marshall, last years captain
and fullback and Ed. Mellinger, who
was rated as one of the best haf-
backs in prep school ranks several
wears ago at Mercersburg. Both of
these players will likely be used
against Pennsylvania Military Acad-
emy next Saturday.
The coming of Marshall and Mel
linger has necessitated several
changes on the eleven. Hoster, who
has been playing a brilliant game
at fullback, has been shifted to end,
his old position at Lancaster High,
and Madison, an end, has been sent
to tackle in place of Lloyd Weaver,
who will play one of the guard posi-
tions.
With Dot Mellinger and Newcome
back in the game within a few weeks
| Coach Dickson will have an excep-
| tionally strong eleven to face Get
| tysburg, Thanksgiving Day.
Louis May, of Harrisburg, former
star at Harrisburg Academy and
Harrisburg Central High, is prov
ing himself one of the finds Of the
season. May, a second-year man,
| is handicapped somewhat by lack
of weight but has demonstrated real
class at quarter back since the In
| Jury to "Dot" Mellinger.
The team has been working hard
for to-morrow's game with P. M.
c., and will give the cadets hard
battle on their own soil. The re-
mainder of the schedule follows:
November 20 - Dickinson at Lam
caster; November j - Haverford at
Haverford; November s - Ursinus
at Lancaster; November 15 -
Swarthmore at Lancaster; November
27 Thanksgiving - Gettysburg at
Lancaster.