'44 LACKS SPARK, BOWING TO STRONG EXETER ELEVEN, 12-0

Phillips Exeter Academy's more finished football team found little trouble in winning its second game of the season Saturday when it sent a potentially powerful Freshman eleven down to a 12 to a defeat in their opening game.

Throughout the contest the Crimson showed a lack of practice which should be remedied by succeeding weeks of work. The linemen could not open up holes consistently, and when they did, faulty down-field blocking enabled Exeter backs to stop the runners before much damage was done. Only once or twice did the Yardlings string together a series of first downs which caused the schoolboys worry, and then stiffened Exeter resistance brought '44 advances to a ball.

Defensive Work Better

Except for two very costly lapses Coach "Chief" Boston's charges looked fairly well on the defense, a typical early season sign. Both Exeter touch-downs came as a result of long runs, as the Yardlings stifled the Red and Gray attack for most of the game.

Barelay Warburton replaced Doug DeCoster at left guard but otherwise the team which Boston fielded was the same as that with which he has been working for most of the past week.

The visiting Freshmen received Exeter's kickoff, but were forced to punt almost immediately. At this early point the Red and Gray struck hard and fast when John Callagy, Exeter fullback, broke through the Yardling line and, running behind a mass of interference, covered the forty-odd yards to the goal line. The attempt for the point after failed.

After this sudden display of fireworks had subsided the game followed early-October lines, with punting frequent and first downs few and far between. Before the half the Red and Gray penetrated to the Yardling ten on a series of linebucks, but '44 braced and took the ball when two passes fell incomplete.

Freshmen Threaten

Opening the third period the Freshmen made their only real drive and reached the Exeter 21 on a forward pass from Wayne Johnson to Steve Gifford. All attempts to advance further failed when the '44 running attack bogged down and the Exonians took the ball on downs.

The serial offensive with which the Freshmen hoped to even the count proved finally to be their undoing. Late in the fourth quarter Reynolds snatched a Yardling pass and raced 62 yards through the entire Crimson team to score the second touchdown. Again the conversion failed, and Exeter won, 12 to 0.