San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-29
anover Outfits Have AL
ways Been Strong But
Often Unsteady. F.,
JERRY PANS HARVARD
rimson Never So Back
ward Since 1907-Work
| s. Downright Stupid.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.


Upright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Oct. 29.-Dartmouth
IS long been an eleven that con-
ined everything save that merger of
rec and deception which gives a
oring punch. One always relates
over with the typical Hanover out
but not scoring finesse.
But occasionally there has come
ON the pine-clad mountains a team
oroughly equipped, team that has
Pt only a forceful and interesting
tack between the ten-yard lines.
I real scoring punch.
The Dartmouth eleven that defeat
Harvard in the stadium at Cam
idge Saturday is one of that sort
hd all the chances are that mt the
id of this week Cornell is going to
favored with the first real test
at the Dobie system has received
nee it was installed.
Dartmouth's assets are real this
ar. She has deception in line at
ok that is more elusive than its
implicitly would suggest to the spec
tor. She has straight punch
|e old Cavanaugh drive at center
ter a slight delay-that is well
frformed, and. Notre Dame excepted.
S the best interference the writer
IS seen this var. East or West. On
Eeep plays. the pack of interferers
compact. fast and hard hitting.
Works the Pass Well.
1.-THE forward pass, usually into flat
rritory, the receiver going out wide
tn an interferer accompanying him.
beautifully worked. 1t comes
ON double pass delay and lis
rown on the run. Punting is excel
hit and the ends cover the kicks
ELL. No fault is to be found with
e drop-kicking department and in
lptain Aschenbaugh the Green has
place-kicker of no mean ability.
Haws. Hall. Kelly and Dooley in
e backfield form a gifted combina-
pn and the line lis up to the best
dartmouth standards.
AS for Harvard. not since 1907 has
Se writer seen Crimson team so
ckward at this time of the year.
bmetimes within this period Cam
Fidge outfit has been seen that
bowed not a few grievous physical
Lortcomings. but never weak mental
s.. The team that met Dartmouth
Saturday was actually stupid.
dartmouth had but TO reverse a play
do bit Of backfield thimble rig
Ing to tease the Crimson, line, apart,
bening boulevards for the runners.
Crimsons on, the PAM.
The standard stand-up-and- look
lover system of Harvard defense
toduced no results whatever. On the
bntrary, the linemen were either
3oled or unceremoniously pushed out
the way. The secondary defense
as no less faulty. Attack that got
hist the line at important junctures
ashed out valuable yards in the
ckfield. either because of poor tack
hg. because of faulty diagnosis or
Fcause the secondary permitted itself
be toppled by the interference. .
Hammond is supposed TO be good
inter but he was away off on Sat.
-day and his kicks were not covered
the ends. In receiving punts Har-
rd was literally shaky. Balls were
Iuffed, and so uncertain did the
lceivers seem that eventually they
gnalled for fair catches with no one
FAR them. :,
On attack. Harvard's hidden ball
avs we're ghosts of what they used
be.
Princeton's play in the Navy game
ould indicate that the Tigers are
lginning to work up toward !"big
kme" form. Harvard has n lot to do
the course of the next two weeks
she expects to take the field in the
Big Three" series approximately a
andord Harvard outfit.