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Coach Bruce Munro's renovated offense had erstwhile inside John Hedreen at center forward, and Hedreen played an essential role in both varsity goals. He scored the first himself at 9:10 of the second period, heading Larry Ekpebu's direct kick over the hands of goalie Bobby Caldwell...
Munro has juggled his starting line after the encouraging results of his experimenting against Wesleyan Thursday. Today, Larry Ekpebu will go back to his old position, wing, where he terrorized Ivy defenses last fall. John Hedreen will move to center forward, and Tadgh Sweeney will open at inside, a position which Munro feels will allow him to use his size and brawn to greater advantage...
Dick McIntosh will pair with Ekpebu at wing, and John Mudd will be the other inside. The halfback line of Marsh McCall, Bill Rapp, and Charlie Steele should give Jerbasi and his partners at least an even battle, and Lanny Keyes and Tim Morgan at fullback will take some of the sting from the Penn attack. Still harboring the memory of his 1957 varsity baptism, when Penn tallied four times in one period against him, goalie Tom Bagnoli will be hard to score on this morning...
Hedreen and McCall also may not play the entire contest. If Hedreen defects, Ekpebu may play center, or Keith Lowe may come in. Pete Savage, Bill Driver, and Bill King are all excellent substitutes, but none can replace McCall, whom Munro calls "the best halfback I know...
With 4:55 gone in the fourth quarter, McIntosh, at right inside, timed a high bouncer near the Cardinal goal perfectly, and drilled it past Dubanoski. Mildly elated after McIntosh's fine shot, the Crimson tallied again two and one-half minutes later, when wing Sam Rodd headed in Ekpebu's corner kick...