Freshman Soccer Squad Defeats Yale

In a tough, physical soccer match the Harvard freshmen defeated Yale 2-1 last Wednesday in New Haven to insure a winning season and end a three-game losing streak for the Crimson.

Coach Dana Getchell's squad rode two first-half goals to victory and jumped the freshman record to 5-4 for the season. Yale dropped to 4-5-2 with the loss, ending a mediocre season for the Elis.

Winger Hans Birle opened the scoring for Harvard after receiving a pass from fullback Kevin Jiggetts. Birle dribbled the ball down the right sidelines to the goal line, cut back towards the goal and shot the ball past the Yale goaltender for a 1-0 Harvard lead.

Halfway through the first half Yale's captain, John Taft, tied the game up when he took a centering pass from Guy Warfield and put a shot past Harvard goalie Peter Dugerian from 15 yards out.

With roughly 15 minutes left in the half the deadlock was broken. After a cornerkick by Crimson team captain Lyman Bullard the ball deflected off a pile of players around the goal mouth. The ball came rolling out to Stuart Jones. "I cracked it," Jones said later. Jones' blast bounced off the Yale goal tender's chest and went into the corner of the goal to give the Harvard squad a 2-1 lead they never relinquished.

The game, played in chilly weather on the freshman field next to the Yale Bowl, was marred by numerous injuries. Peter Dugerian split his lip wide open when Yale's Guy Warfield collided with him in a battle for the ball.

Forward Mark Zimering, leading scorer for the Freshmen with eight goals, was hurt at the start of the game and was lost to the Crimson for the duration of the contest.

Tim Clemm, manager for the Yale varsity soccer team said last night there were no doctors available for either the varsity or freshman game. Clemm complained, saying that the numerous injuries at both games demonstrated the need for proper medical attention.