Quintet Treks to New York To Entrap Columbia Lions

Attempt number four to notch league victory number one comes tonight for the Crimson basketball team, which journeys to New York this evening for an encounter with the Columbia Lions.

Coach Earl Brown's men will have their hands full with the Morningside Heights cagers. The Lions have won only one of three Ivy League contests thus far, but their home court is known far and wide as the toughest floor in the loop for a visiting team to crack.

Another Crimson worry is the availability of Captain George "Bunks" Burditt. The rubber mask which the Varsity captain is forced to wear because of a broken nose hampers his visibility considerably, and it is possible that he may not see much action. If he doesn't play much, either Hugh Hyde or Mike Fansler, slated to start at the guards, will move into his pivot post. Frank Bixler, high scorer against B.U., gets the starting nod at one forward, with either Dean Hennessey or George Dillon as his running mate. Mike Keene is the third guard.

The Columbia attack features Freshman center Walt Budke, a lad who towers well over six feet and is a menace in the pivot post.