Insufficient manpower is fast becoming the biggest problem facing the Inter-House football coaches.

With the season just approaching the halfway mark, in juries, mid-term study jitters, and plain bench boredom are cutting the eight House squads smaller day by day.

Dudley Hall, which had the largest turnout at its first practice four weeks ago, had trouble mustering an 11-man team Friday. It had a total of thirteen men to plug the large holes bored by an undefeated Kirkland House offense for 32 minutes of play.

Injuries are nothing new as a major bane in House football. For years Dolph Samborski has tried out new plans for the gaming season and has varied the practice schedules to alleviate the situation. This year's modified round robin is another attempt.

Two Game Maximum

The present schedule limits each team to no more than two games a week, and usually to only one so that there may be plenty of time for practice and conditioning.

Though the standing of the teams has remained static and as expected since the first games, the dropping off of players from the various teams threatens to change the complexion of the league during the next three weeks of play. Eliot House, defending champ and top dog until last week, though still undefeated, has virtually lost its first backfield to the sick list and possibly its first place chances. Winthrop, Kirkland, and Lowell are her top contenders.

Games tomorrow: Dunster vs. Dudley and Winthrop vs. Adams.