Crimson Soccer, Cross Country Teams Oppose Dartmouth Today; Yardlings to Host Indian Eleven

The once-beaten Crimson soccer team will travel to Hanover today to meet a fairly strong Dartmouth squad. The varsity should win over the Indians, who currently occupy second place in the Ivy League.

Dartmouth has posted wins over Penn and Brown, losing only to Princeton in League play. In outside games, however, it was defeated by the University of Connecticut and lost to Williams, 3 to 0. The Crimson squeaked by Williams last Wednesday, 2 to 1.

The varsity, on the other hand, boasts a good 5-1 record, including a 2-1 victory over a strong Cornell team in its only League contest. Since losing to Amherst Oct. 11, the squad has come along very well with wins over Williams, Springfield, and M.I.T.

Both teams are suffering somewhat from injuries. The Indians' center half-back, Mitch Eagle, is out with a back ailment, and varsity captain Floyd Moloy is a very doubtful participant.

On past performances, the Crimson must be favored. Goalie Tom Bagnoli has allowed only 1.5 tallies a game, while the team has averaged three scores per game. The first line of Larry Ekpebu, Keith Lowe, Roger Tuckerman, John Hedreen, and Dick McIntosh improves with every game, and is ably backed up by Kay Khan and Ken Marmor.

In the backfield, the varsity will probably start with Marsh McCall, Bill Rapp, and Charlie Steele, along with veteran Lanny Keyes and sophomore Tim Morgan.

Leading the Indian attack will be inside right and high scorer Jim Kennedy, center forward Don Detterton, and outside left Jim Alfero. Fritz Arens, who played an outstanding game against Princeton, will replace Engle at center halfback, and will be flanked by Jack Zipes and John Zabriskie.

Dave Blake and Jay Crane will hold down the fullback slots, and Randy Malin, who was on the first all-Ivy team last year, will guard the cage.

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The Crimson's undefeated varsity cross-country team will be favored to score its sixth successive victory today when it faces an inexperienced Dartmouth team in a dual meet at Franklin Park. With the varsity still fresh after an easy triumph over the University of Massachusetts last Tuesday, Coach Bill McCurdy expects "no real difficulty" with a Big Green team composed mainly of juniors and sophomores.

On the basis of comparative scores alone, the varsity figures to be much stronger than Dartmouth. The Green has dropped decisions to Brown and Columbia in recent meets, while the Crimson soundly defeated both these teams.

For the varsity, Capt. Dyke Benjamin will be shooting for his sixth consecutive first place of the year. In Tuesday's win over UMass, he established a new course record by shaving 11 seconds off the old mark. Sophomore standout Jed Fitzgerald and senior Will Thompson, who have provided brilliant support in the Varsity's successes so far, will run in second and third positions respectively.

The freshman meet may be the race of the day when Yardling Capt. Marc Mullin meets Dartmouth's heralded freshman runner, Tom Laris. Laris was one of the outstanding high school milers in the country last year and should give Mullin a run in the Yardling captain's attempt at his seventh straight victory.

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The Freshman football team will be at full strength "with only a few rough spots here and there" for its game with Dartmouth this afternoon, according to Coach Henry Lamar.

The Yardlings, who have scored a total of 43 points against their opponents' 6 in downing Tufts and Boston College, "are just about the same as last year's team," Lamar commented. "Perhaps they have a little more speed, but that is the only real difference."

"Although our passing has been adequate, our ground offense has been good enough to stop us from going to the air too often," Lamar said.

The tentative lineup for tomorrow's game is: Bob Boyda, right end; Bob Mautz, left end; Darlin Wile, right tackle; Mike Sheridan, left tackle; Bill Swinford; right guard; Tom Gaston, left guard; Tony Watters, center; Grady Watts, quarterback; Gill Bamford, full-back; Ray Williams, left halfback, and John Damis, right halfback.

The J.V. team, which registered its first victory in three years when it beat Tufts, 7 to 6, will also face Dartmouth this afternoon. The squad, rested for ten days, will be looking to win their second straight game.