The following is the third of a series of articles written by a member of the Crimson staff on the past records and future prospects of the members of the University football squad. The writer is considering the squad by positions, and has already taken up the ends and tackles in previous issues of the Crimson.

Seven members of the University football squad are officially listed as guards; of these at least two have spent part of their time in tackle berths this fall and one is a converted center. With the elevation of F. S. Davis '30 and T. H. Alcock '28, scrub tackles, however, to first string rating and the presence of four high class centers on the squad it is likely that all of the guards listed as guards will remain so throughout the season. As in the case of the University ends this season, there is much experienced material among the guards but only one veteran of last year's major encounters.

Daniel Simonds '28, the only regular from last year's team who is available this fall, is the cornerstone on which the coaches hope to build a group of guards capable of stopping the line bucks of such powerful backs as those now tearing up Worcester, Hanover, and New Haven turf. Simonds started last year as a tackle but was shifted to guard before the season was over was one of the mainstays of the strong Crimson forward defense. Like Captain C. A. Pratt '28, Simonds appears to be in better form than ever this fall, and should prove, with Pratt and R. W. Turner '28, veteran center, a source of steady strength to the University team. He is one of that rangy type of lineman which has to a great extent replaced the slow, massive guards and centers of former days and which in a still more open and speedy game, such as the new rules promise before the season is over, should be increasingly valuable. Simonds is six feet one inch tall and is capable of bringing 180 pounds of beef to bear on opposing guards and tackles.

It is still very much of a question as to who will hold down the other guard position. R. A. Stewart '30, brother of Guilford Stewart '27, Simonds' running mate last year, and a regular guard on the 1930 team last fall occupied the team A berth in both of last week's scrimmages. With several of the other guards close on his trail, however, it is an open question whether or not Stewart will greet the referee's whistle at the opening kick-off against Vermont Saturday. John Parkinson '29, and G. I. Shapiro '28 are at present Stewart's leading rivals. Despite the fact that he weighs only 170 pounds Parkinson is fast and has a knack of getting across the line of scrimmage which may win him a place among the University's first eleven gridiron representatives. Parkinson was captain of the Groton School team three years ago and then played regularly on his Freshman team after coming to college. Last year he was shifted to center where he was somewhat handicapped by his unfamiliarity with the position. Back at guard again Parkinson appears to have all his old punch in defensive play, and with the experience of two years on the University squad added to his former football knowledge should be a valuable asset to line coaches C. H. Carney, R. J. Dunne, if not a regular first string fixture.

Shapiro is entering his third year as a squad member, and has in addition to experience a weight of 215 pounds to recommend him. On his ability to fit his ponderous frame into the speedy modern game of football, depends to a large extent his status this season.

In addition to Simonds, Stewart, Parkinson, and Shapiro. Coaches Corney and Dunne have one other experienced guard at their disposal this fall, B. C. Tripp '28. Tripp's gridiron career since he entered college has been a series of ups and downs, and it is very difficult to predict anything about his possibilities this year. He played more or less regularly on the 1928 first year team and in his Sophomore year rose rapidly to University and first team standing. He started the 1925 game at Princeton in one of the guard positions, but in the shake up following the Crimson's disastrous riot in that encounter was dropped to team C rating. Last year he appeared in several of the University games, but was far from first string material. Although his work so far this year has not been so impressive as that of the four guards previously mentioned, he has possibilities of future development into a capable running mate or understudy of Simonds.

The two remaining guards who survived last week's cut are David Shaw '29 and H. L. Movius '30. The latter was a substitute on last year's Freshman team, while the former was a member of the University squad last year. Both have been showing up well so far this fall, Movius in particular appearing to be a permanent fixture among the leading first team substitutes. BY TIME OUT.