Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-16
DARTMOUTH SQUAD D0WNHEARTED
AS ELI STRUGGLE APPROACHES
Return Of Dooley To Lineup
Fails to Help Much-Yale
Not Much Better

New York, Oct. 1o-IH1-Mingled
hopes and fears held sway on eastern
campuses today as football teams
trotted through their final workouts
IN preparation for important strug-
giles tomorrow and coaching stats
bowed their heads over deep STRAIT
egic problems.
A disgruntled Dartmouth squad
pulled out of Hanover last night
with the cheers of every student
echoing back and forth among the
green hills that circle the college.
The team after q workout in the
Yale Bowl today will rest until the
whistle calls the Green warriors to
grips with the Eli Bulldogs Satur-
day.
The final practice Of Dartmouth at
home was a discouraging affair.
Work of the regulars was ragged,
even careless, and the return of
Death" Dooley to the drivers seat
In the backfeld still left something
lacking. Try as they would, the
team could not iron out interference
muddles and attain cooperation be-
tween forwards and ball carriers.
Jess Hawley had dour look as he
talked of the chances of his charges.
And how Dartmouth does want VIC
tory Saturday-the first over Yale in
eight starts.
Gloom shrouds the Eli campus
Guy Richards, sterling tackle, is
added to the casualty list that has
robbed Yale of every veteran lines
man with the exception of Carl
Sturha. guard. Richards hurt his
knee Wednesday. Bruce Caldwell,
outstanding among the ball carriers,
sprained an ankle at the same time
and will be out until the Army game
October 30. AS a result the line and
backfeld have been juggled until
even the coaches hardly recognize
them.
The third day of secret practice
at Princeton brought a surprise to
the team when only a dummy scrim-
mage was held to perfect a defense
against the Navy passes the Tigers
expect to see Saturday. Roper has
been taking no chances on hurting
regulars with heavy scrimmage, The
backs have been changed SO fire.
quently, with no one set working two
days in succession, that the starting
lineup Is quite up in the air. Shapley,
big middle fullback, and Hardwick.
right end, are definitely out of the
Princeton struggle because of stub
born injuries. The rest of the NAVY
squad is in fine shape.
Penn State set sail for South Bend.
Ind, and Notre Dame yesterday
amid rousing sendoff. The Lions
are taking a crippled backfeld west
against one of the strongest elevens
In the country. Roepke. Harrinp-
ton and Wolff all are among the cas-
uals. Pennsylvania, expecting a tor
rent OF passes when Chicago comes
TO grips at Philadelphia, spent the
maj heaVy workout perfecting a de-
Iense against the overhead attack.
rear OF the injuries kept the squad
from scrimmage.
Real power marked the Columbia
drill, with the varsity hammering
tnree Louchdowns through the scrubs
IN Commute session. All the dy-
Mantle in the Columbia attack held
under cover previously in prepara-
ton Tor the coming of Ohio State
was tested against the seconds and
found to possess Al explosive quail
tiles. Dread Of Marty Karow, Ma
rex and Eby was forgotten for the
moment as the Blue and White I'M
leashed it's full power. The Buck
eyes are in town today.
Footballs filled the air in northern
New York as the upstate trio, Cor
nell, Colgate and Syracuse, made
their final serious preparations for
worked almost an hour to work the
kinks out of the running attack be-
fore taking to forward passes de-
signed especially for the benefit of
Michigan State tomorrow. Syracuse
worked until darkness prevented fol-
lowing the ball to put the final
touches on an attack that is smooth
enough to cause the Army much
trouble, while the Cadets, up on the
-,
my scrimmage and signal drill to
keep muscles loosened. A hard
workout in the mud and rain
Wednesday proved the team sound
and fit for the engagement. Colgate,
tiny In man-power in comparison
with her neighbors but Boosting one
of the finest elevens in Maroon his
tory, has primed a strong running
attack to mate with clever over
head game in preparation for the
vital affair with Pittsburgh.
The Joy of New York University
students at the return of Frank Bri-
ante, Violet captain and fullback,
showed in a monster rally that burst
all over Washington Heights last
night. Tulane, the Green wave of
the South from New Orleans, will
find the metropolis eleven at its
strongest tomorrow. The Southern
erS have practice session To-Day IN
the Yankee Stadium.
With Captain Coady, Al Miller,
Leo Daley, veterans, all back in har-
ness after injuries, Harvard hopes
are again high for victory over Will
liam and Mary, second only to Har-
ward among the ancient institutions
Of learning. Two straight defeats
have left the Crimson a grim fight
ing band determined to set Harvard
again on the high road of football.
Rutgers finished preparations for
Holy Cross with a hard drill, and
Bucknell is At and ready for Villa
nova. Brown completed workouts
for the Bates game with an eye to
the coming Harvard struggle. The
West Virginia mountaineers will
throw one of their greatest teams
against a game Georgetown crew in
the capital.
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