Dole has a trio of shifty running backs teaming with Rowland. At right half, he will start Harley Smith, a sophomore transfer from the University of Alabama, who already leads the team in percentage rushing, with a 5.2 yard average for 14 carries.

At fullback, he will have 190-pound Leroy Fargason, who played first-string fullback last year, until he suffered a broken leg against the Crimson. Through the first four games this year, Fargason has plowed to 189 net yards on the ground.

Best of all, at left half, is a player Davidson describes as follows: "If any All-Southern and All-American gridder was ever produced at Davidson, Jimmy Thacker is the lad." On the basis of his play this season, Thacker is "the lad."

This year, the 172 net yards he collected in the first four games are second only to Fargason's. His 4.3 percentage per carry is next to Smith's. He has caught three passes for 73 yards, one for a touchdown, for a 24.1 reception average. He has punted eight time for 363 yards, and a fine 45.3 percentage. He has returned eight kickoffs for 237 yards, or an average of almost 30 yards per boot.

Then, whereas line replacements are scarce at Davidson, Dole has had several top-notch reserve backs. Such as Johnny Gray, 165-pound senior, who suffered a shoulder injury last year, but who set up the Wildcat's first touchdown in last season's Crimson game, with a 78-yard punt return.

Such as sophomore Bobby Renn, a good defensive back and kicker who compiled a 39-yard-per-kick average for 52 tries last season. Such as husky Jim Shelton, who was the individual star against Richmond, although he is only a sophomore.

The Wildcats, then, may upset both Crimson confidence and bookies' odds. They may not win, but they have the power to prove that, just as last year, the game won't be a breather.