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Hampered by a slew of early season injuries, the Indians had their first string backfield complement intact for the first time this year against Boston College last week. With Gundy and Crouthamel in action, the Big Green scored more points then than it had managed in its three previous games...
...event, the Dartmouth offense will be up for this game, and the varsity's line must be at its best. A hard-charging Crimson line would probably be an even bigger help to the pass defense than the revamped backfield. The varsity forward will should be able to give the Crimson backs plenty of running room against an Indian line whose performance to date has been undistinguished...
However, the Dartmouth backfield can be scored upon. The defense has yielded 15 goals in five games, and 11 in three Ivy encounters. Fullbacks David Blake and Henry Muller are big, but slow, and sophomore goalie Duke Ellington does not seem to have the necessary experience and coolness under fire...
Munro will start John McIntosh and Tadgh Sweeney at wing, Hedreen and John Mudd at inside, and Larry Ekpebu at center forward, with Marsh McCall, Bill Rapp, Charlie Steele, Lanny Keyes, and Tim Morgan in the backfield, and Tom Bagnoli in the nets...
M.I.T. will field a lineup consisting mostly of Latin American exchange students. The Engineers usually display a typically Southern Hemisphere brand of soccer, with sensational passing and shooting and frequent outbursts of temperament. The M.I.T. line is very strong on offense, with teamwork its only want. However, the Engineer backfield can be scored upon...