Demand for Dartmouth Tickets Year's Lightest

Tickets sales for the Dartmouth game are considerably slower than they have been for any game this year, W. Henry Johnston, publicity director for the Athletic Association revealed last night.

Attributing this unexpected situation to the premist that a potential spectator usually waits until the last minute before buying tickets to see a losing team, Johnston predicted that the last minute sales at the gate will be higher than usual.

Usually Attractive Offer

Although Dartmouth students have some difficulty in getting to Cambridge, the game with the Indians is usually one of the HAA's larger drawing contests of the year. This is true because of a large Boston following, and is registered in the late ticket sale rather than in student sales.

Unless this late demand is larger than the HAA estimates, the stands will be emptier this Saturday than they have been for any Dartmouth games in recent history. This is true despite the fact that for the first time tickets are not redeemable.

With the 46,000 attendance last week, the poor showing this week may have little effect on the overall football sales for this year. The Cornell game, the only other home game so far this year drew 26,000 spectators.

The Student Council agency for ticket exchanges will be open today from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.