The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-24
Green HARD HIT
BY DIPLOMAS
OF line
Dartmouth's Ironclad Line Is
Broken Only by
Craduations
Great hoIes win be ripped in the

Great holes win be ripped in the
Dartmouth line but not before
next June. Some time during that
month q feat that could not be
accomplished by several groups
of husky young men will be per-
formed by President Ernest NJ.
Hopkins Of Dartmouth. President
Hopkins merely will waive diplo-
mas at five Green hnemen and
Coach Jess Hawley will begin to
think seriously Of replacing them.
The two ends, Mike Tully and
Heinie Sage; the guards, AL Smith
and Dutch Diehl; and Captain
Nate Parker at right tackle viii
have reached the end of their
bright college years, when June
rolls around. They have played
their last football game and have
tucked their uniforms away for
all time.
The graduation exercises viii not
levy 30 heavy q toll on the back.
field. though they will deliver a
terrific blow In the removal of
Swede Oberlander The remarkable
Swede, who dazzled Harvard, Cor.
nell and Chicago elevens with his
punting, passing and line bucking,
to say nothing Of the havoc he
wrought upon lesser teams is about
to join the ranks of the old grads
In addition. seven able substi-
tutes who made frequent appear
ance in important games, will go
over the hills among which Dart.
mouth nestles. These are Straight,
Champion, Robinson, Loomis, Mar.
shall, Allen and Etarret.
Fortunately, so rich was tho
Dartmouth squad I'm exceptional
talent, that Hawley may be able
to put together q 1925 team that
will rival this years. The big
problem, Of course, will be TO fill
the vacancy created by the dcpnr-
ture Of OberIander.
This young man proved this year
that he was one of the greatest
backs in the history Of the game
and truly great backs qren't to be
found every year, not even at Dart.
mouth.
Reece and McAvoy are considered,
at present, to be the leading can.
didates for Ohio's job and there may
be q future great among the fresh
man backs who will be eligible next
season, but it scarcely seems likely
that any will be another Oberlander.
For the other backfield positions,
Hawley Is well fixed. Myles Lane,
at left half, and Hooker Horton at
full, will return next year, as will
Bob McPhail at quarter.
Added to these will be Eddie
Dooley, who will re-enter Dartmouth
In February, and Flash Fallon,
Dooley's substitute in 1928 and 1924,
who spent this season recuperating
from an operation.
Tully and Sage, marvels at catch
Ing forward passes, providing inter-
ference for the backs or breaking
up enemy attacks, may be sorely
missed, although Hawley has some
clever young men coming along to
fill the end positions. Fusonie re-
lieved Sage on numerous occasions
this year and, at this writing, has
the edge for the post at right end.
His most formidable rival is Frye
berger.
Straight, one Of the substitutes
who will be graduated, was the
leading understudy for Tully DUR
ing the last two seasons, but his
passing leaves Wood on call for
the post at left end. Wood has
lot of ability but with Tully and
Straight ahead of him had few
opportunities to demonstrate just
how good he was, except to the
coaches and the other players.
To replace Smith at right guard
there is Rubin, who was used a lot
this year when Smith was ham,
pered by injuries and who played
the entire Chicago game. Prescott
should be valuable as an alternate
for him.
There is nobody in sight at pres
ent to take up where Diehl left off
at the guard position on the other
side of the line unless 1t be Pres.
colt or an unknown youth who
served his apprenticeship with the
freshmen this year.
Captain Parker's substitute, Phil
lips, no doubt will make the grade,
at right tackle. Phillips got a lot
of experience at one time and an
other this season and started the
Brown game.
At left tackle HolIeran and Hardy
will renew their struggle. which was
one of the liveliest features of Dart
mouths play this year. Holleran,
the regular in 1924, had to give way
to Hardy after the opening games
but received another chance when
Hardy was hurt just before the
Cornell tussle.
Josh Davis, at center. 10 q hold.
over for 1928.