Record Rugby Crowd Sees Crimson Win, 6-0

Crimson ruggers played Montreal at Soldiers Field last Saturday in front of the largest University rugby crowd since 1939. The spectators, estimated from ticket sales at well over 600, saw the heavy home team bottle up the play in the Canadian end, and win an easy 6 to 0 victory.

In the opening three minutes, Pete Hager scored, breaking out of a scrum for a touchdown. Later, towards the end of the second half, 230-pound Jeff Powers battered through the light-weight visitor's defense to make the second and final touchdown.

The Crimson back line, led by Sam Adams and Dick Salisbury, never scored on its own, but its brilliant defensive formations kept the Montreal backs from a single serious scoring attempt.