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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Hanover, N. H., Oct. 24--The Dartmouth eleven went through its final practice session this afternoon in preparation for the game at Cambridge on Saturday. Throughout the afternoon's drill, the first three teams took turns on the defensive against a team which put on Harvard plays as interpreted by the Dartmouth scouts. Coach Cannell has emphasized defensive play throughout the week's practice, with the result that little stress has been placed upon offensive drills...
Although his knee is still weak, Barber, the 216-pound tackle, returned to the first team today, but trainer Hillman expressed doubt as to the possibility of his starting the game Saturday. It was officially announced at the close of practice that Captain Armstrong would certainly be in the starting lineup in the Stadium...
...unusual condition will occur in the game when Stollmeyer, center forward of the Big Green, opposes his brother, captain of the Crimson. The Harvard flash is playing his third year as a member of the team, while his brother is listed in the starting Dartmouth lineup for the first time...
...trial of this device held Saturday morning of the game, the results were perfect. Not only could the announcer's voice be heard all over the press box, it could be heard in practically every part of the Stadium. The problem was apparently settled once and for all. But when the press box had filled up about fifteen minutes before game time and the thousands of spectators were filing their way into the great enclosure something seemed to have happened. The line up was being announced and nobody more than twenty yards or so away could hear a single word...
...unquestionably situations like this, and they aren't at all infrequent in the game today, that make football the most popular sport in America today. Any one who was lucky enough to be in the Brighton bowl last Saturday certainly won't deny that it deserves that position of honor and they will all be back this Saturday by way of verifying it. BY TIME...