The Washington times., 1923-10-31


1t was under such adverse con-
ditions that Jess Hawley began to
revive the Dartmouth spirit. To
say that he has made a total sue
cess Of his work is to- repeat the
words that are being heaped upon
him on all sides. The quality Of
game his players ceme through
with at Cambridge is the sort
that few teams are able to surpass.
The situation that Hawley found
confronting him was similar to thar
OF Gil Dobie's when the latter took
up the coaching job at Cornell. The
Ithacans had been beaten often by
inferior elevens. The championship
aIayen that Al Sharpe developed
had faded into oblivion. The fight
ang shirt of the lads from Cayuga
Lake was slowly being exhausted.
What Dobie did at Ithaca HaW-
ley duplicated at Hanover.
The former Naval Academy In
atEuctOr took the Ithaca cOlleg1ans
at ebb tide and made them INTO
chanluiOnshiD outfit. DObio has
N ur1brOIxen string of two sea-
sons behind him. Because Of this
his lads are going to enter into
SATURDAYS affair q slight favor
tie over their Hanover rivals.
Roth teams have brilliant attacks.
Dobie is perhaps one OF the great
at offensive coaches the game has
vet produced. His running attack is
such that few teams have ever
been able to stop it. Before COM
ing East Dobie had the good for
tune to compile an unbroken string
Of ten years Of victories.
Dobie's attack is based more on
mower, than deception. However
those who saw his Cornell team
MAY Clogate say that the style OF
offense he cut loose with In tnaI
memorable win was every DIT as oe-
csptive as Knute Rocknes.
Mo- doubt the same style OF play
wfII he sent against Dartmouth on
Saturday. Judging by the lacing
that Dick Harlow's eleven received,
the Hanover outfit is in TOR q ousv
afternoon on Saturday.
Dobie uses q ''cuts in off tackle
10 gain most of his grounds with.
This is a power play that taxes
much patience and much Ilne
coaching to perfect. Every detail
must be worked out before line
men and backs come together IN
perfect interference. The way
Cornell has worked this play dur
ing the past three seasons leaves
little room for criticism. Dooie
has swept all of his opponents off
their feet with the power OF his
attack.
When Colgate came to Ithaca
f10f0nGa
Thought would check DObie's Of
tense. the latter showed how
crafty he really is by springing
an overhead game on his Colgate
rivals.
Whether or not Gloomy Gil has
some such surprise in store for his
Hanover rivals, only the future can
say. Our advice is that IL Dobie
decides to spring his usual last
minute surprise, to wager on his
pupils. The Cornell coach Is one
Of the shrewdest mentors in the
game. He is always dangerous to
an opponent, no matter how poor
his material may be.
Inasmuch as Cornell showed un-
der q strong, experienced Colgate
team by a lopsided score, we are
free to admit that Dobie has a real
fighting chance to lengthen out his
string OF victories an additional
one.
It is going to take plenty of fast
thinking on the part of Dobie's
lads to stop Dartmouth. If they
check Hawley's attack, victory is
going to be theirs. It is a ques-
ton Of which team will be able to
solve the others offensive tactics.
The one that proves the most
alert and strongest in defense is
going to win. It looks like a hard,
stiff game.