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There will be three doubtful Crimson starters for today's game. Abi Azikiwe, the left halfback who has improved with every game, sprained a toe in the B.U. game and might not play today. The same situation exists for right wing, Gerry Montero, but this ankle could be more serious. And left wing Scott Robertson, last year's high scorer, has been out this week with a virus and could join Azikiwe and Montero on the sidelines...
...only real offensive threat came after two minutes had been played. Crimson halfback Abi Azikiwe touched the ball in the penalty zone, giving the Terriers a free kick. But Mike Mutambiwra, the only B.U. player of any stature, muffed the shot, kicking the ball over the crossbar...
...Abi Azikiwe, Hardy, and captain Joe Gould, the starting halfbacks, who will most likely go sixty minutes or close to it in the majority of the Ivy contests, looked good throughout. The only worry at halfback, it seems, is that one of the three might get injured, a problem that has plagued the booters in the early going and one that could prove costly as the season wears...
...turned out Saturday, though, Munro should have spent more time worrying about his forwards than his halfbacks. For, in losing 4-0 to the Lord Jeffs, the Crimson booters showed a distinct inability to muster any kind of offense, while the halfbacks--Hardy, Gould, and Nigerian Abi Azikiwe--played strongly...
...home team's goals provided a sour ending to a generally off-key day. The Crimson player's trapping and passing were woeful, and no one exhibited half the speed of the wind. The absence of injured center half Richie Hardy probably hurt, as Abi Azikiwe, shifted from the right, had trouble controlling the middle...