Besides renewing old school acquaintances around 1:55 p.m., Pete Reich will probably play some excellent two way football at guard. Reich, whose older brother Alan was a star halfback for Dartmouth last year, has played both ways for two years and is the Green captain. John Godfrey, one of the two non-lettermen of the starting team is one of the bright spots on the team. A junior who rated low on the pre-season Indian totem pole he has played both ways in almost every game at the other guard post. Alex Athanas, heaviest of the guards at 208 pounds, will spell either Reich or Godfrey on offense.
Rambour Returns
George Rambour, 6 ft. 4 in 235 pound pound tackle who devoted much of his time last year to crushing Dick Clasby on and after every play, will be ready to go again today. Besides his size and speed Rambour also possesses plenty of "fighting spirit." Emery Pierson, only 208 pounds, was a defensive standout at tackle for the Green last year, and may start on offense today, and then play defense too.
Dave Thielscher and Dave McLaughlin, both over six foot one, give Miller and Ellis good targets. Both veterans are very fast, they may give the Crimson's none too strong pass defense a great deal of trouble. Thielscher caught 10 passes for 94 yards last year.
The Dartmouth defense, except for the Penn game has been very sporadic with opponents averaging 23 points--mostly on passes--a game against the Green. A lot of the linemen play at least part of the game both ways, and inspiration is needed at the end to keep going.
Good Defensive Ends
Line coach Johnny Dell Isola will probably use Gene Gabianelli and Frank Caswell at defensive tackles, although Caswell may play on offense, with Plerson playing defense. Gabianelli weighs 225 pounds and is very slow, while Caswell, 25 pounds lighter, is a fine ball player, fast and an extremely sure tackler.
The Green's defensive backfield is a muddle of inexperience. Injured veteran linebacker Mike Papantones will miss the game today, and his successor is still unamed, although either Mackey or Johnson will probably get the nod. Tom Malcolm an alert junior who missed the opening games, will be the other backer.
One hundred and seventy pound Roger Warner, potentially a strong defensive back, will probably start today, with either Hank Fry of Ed Boyle at the other halfback post. Warner is fast and versatile. Fry, who boots the extra points, is a hard worker, and Boyle, who weighs 190 pounds is big and tough. Yet they have made high schoolish mistakes this year, getting crossed on simple pass patterns. Doug Melville, a sophomore who still has a lot to learn, will play safety.
Dartmouth is a fair team with a minimum of depth that can not afford to let down against anyone. It slacked against Holy Cross, Rutgers, and Army. But against Penn's powerful single wing it played 59 minutes of good football. It can be counted on to keep going for at least that long today.