MacLeod Is Gone

For three long years fleet Bob MacLeod was the heart and soul of the Dartmouth offense. His dreaded climax running ability was something that no team could stop worrying about until the final gun had sounded. One slight defensive lapse and this spectacular Indian might be off to the races.

Barring the possibility of a soggy field which would give mudder Bill Hutchinson just the chance he is looking for, Coach Blaik has no real blitzkrieg for Stadium spectators tomorrow. He has no single back on whom he can depend to provide the lightning thrust; no one on whom the Green can afford to stake a long afternoon of build-up plays on the chance that he may break loose on THE play and win the game.

The starting Dartmouth backs are light, and they got even smaller when Coach Blaik digs down into his reserve material. The Harvard forward wall will probably have a slight weight advantage on its Hanover rivals, so Crimson followers have no reason to expect their team to be pushed all over the field. One of the most potent of the Green scoring weapons is said to be their aerial attack, but it has yet to click in a game.

Dartmouth Backs

The Green have a couple of good average quarterbacks in Don Norton and Sandy Courter, and fullback Ray Hall is a capable man. But he doesn't come anywhere near filling Colby Howe's shoes. Little Ted Arico is the nearest thing to a climax runner that the Indians can offer, but he is too light for much service. But Hayden is a competent back, and Harvard has good reason to remember his running mate, Bill Hutchinson. Bob Krieger is slated to start at end, but Coach Blaik may be compelied to shift him into the backfield. In this event he will be a distant threat, but no MacLeod by any means. The Minneapolis school-boy sensation has yet to prove him-self in intercollegiate competition.

Most serious of the Green casualties is Jackie Orr, tough-fibred little half-back. If Orr is unfit for service, Blaik has but three good halfbacks to shoot into the fray--Hutchinson, Hayden, and Arico. In addition, if Krieger is drafted into backfield duty, the flank squad is left very thin. Whit Miller is the only veteran, and he may not be good for 60 minutes of play. Nissen and Kelley are the other wing operatives.

Green Line Good

Make no mistake about that Indian line. As long as the first-string men are able to hold out, Dartmouth will probably have a slight edge on Harvard. Line tutor Ellinger has a habit of coming up with a pretty good forward wall, and this year is no exception. Nevertheless, the Green are green and are quite capable of being duped by Harvard gulle.