Undefeated Booters Tie Dartmouth, 4-4, In Overtime; Gomez Scores Two Goals

Solomon Gomez scored his second goal of the game late in the second overtime period to salvage a 4-4 tie for the Harvard soccer team against Dartmouth in the Crimson's third Ivy League game yesterday at Hanover.

It was the second time this season that Harvard had gone into a game favored but only pulled a tie in overtime. Two weeks ago Columbia played the Crimson to a scoreless tie. Coach Bruce Munro's team won its other Ivy contest 3-1 over Cornell a week ago, and now has an overall record of 4-0-2.

Harvard jumped off to a quick lead in the first period. Captain Scott Robertson took a pass from Pete Bogovich for the first goal, and Gomez, on an assist from Jaime Vargas tallied the visitors' second goal.

The score remained 2-0 until the third quarter. At that point Dartmouth retaliated for two goals to tie the score. The Crimson went ahead again, 3-2, as high-scoring sophomore Bogovich collected an unassisted goal.

This goal stood up until 18:49 of the last quarter. A Harvard defensive lapse made a gift of the equalizing goal to Dartmouth. On an Indian corner kick, Locksley and one of his backs got their signals crossed, and they both watched, while an Indian put the ball past them into the nets.

The first overtime period was scoreless as both teams missed several chances. At 24 seconds of the second, the Indians struck, taking the lead on a long shot which the Crimson defense failed to challenge. This score set the stage for Gomez two minutes later.

It was generally a disappointing game for Harvard's highly touted team. They expected a tough, defensive-minded opposition, but had hoped to take two points instead of the one earned for a tie.

Underdog Team

The game must have been very satisfying for the underdog Dartmouth team. It had jumped off to a 2-0 lead against perennially strong Brown last week, but then lost 6-2. The victory gives the Indians a 1-1-1 Ivy League record, one point behind Harvard.