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Munro plans to field the same line-up that started in the Tufts contest, except that Larry Ekpebu will open at center forward in place of Keith Lowe. Tadgh Sweeney and John McIntosh will start at the wings, and John Hedreen and John Mudd will begin at inside. Marsh McCall, Bill Rapp, Charlie Steele, Lanny Keyes, and Tim Morgan will be in the backfield, with Tom Bagnoli guarding the nets...
...varsity soccer squad's prospects for a successful season brightened considerably yesterday afternoon at Medford. Coach Bruce Munro's eleven crushed Tufts, 6 to 0, while Larry Ekpebu, scoring twice for the varsity, filled the trouble-some center forward position in spectacular fashion...
Before the contest, Munro had expressed doubt that any member of the present team could replace departed senior Roger Tuckerman at center. But Ekpebu, substituting for Keith Lowe midway in the first period, quickly began to dispel Munro's fears...
...Ekpebu tallied the Crimson's first goal on a head at 12:30 in the first quarter. Late in the second period he just missed a spectacular, diving shot at the left corner of the Tufts goal, and he nearly scored from a sitting position in the third session after running 10 yards on his hands and knees to reach the ball. He got his second score at 12:35 of the third period, taking a perfect pass from wing Tadgh Sweeney and drilling it into the left side of the nets...
Varsity right halfback Charley Steele rivaled Ekpebu in effectiveness. Steele excelled on defense, and his sharp, accurate passes helped keep the ball in Tufts territory most of the game. Marsh McCall and Bill Rapp, Steele's halfback partners, were instrumental in foiling Tufts' spasmodic offensive efforts...