Word: munro
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...undermanned varsity soccer team faces another severe test this afternoon when it meets a strong Amherst squad on the Crimson field at noon. Six of varsity coach Bruce Munro's more regular players are sidelined with injuries, and only two of these will be able to play in the game...
...Munro was aware of this as he commented today, "Any one of the Little Three teams (Amherst, Wesleyan, and Williams) is usually as strong as any of the Ivy squads." The Lord Jeffs feature what is known in soccer as a "fast break" attack with continual passing between the outsides across the entire breadth of the field. This type of play might easily wear the Crimson down, and with the varsity low in reserves, the fourth quarter could find Munro in real trouble...
...halfback line, one of Munro's more pleasant surprises this year, is pretty well intact with Bill Rapp at center half along with Marsh McCall and Steele at the wing halves. Bill Driver, whom Munro has used frequently to spell the halfbacks, has a bad leg and will be unable to play today...
...Munro has no less than four injured forwards on his hands: John Mudd, a regular inside who has a fractured bone in his leg, Dick MacIntosh, the regular outside right who also has a bad leg, and Kay Khan and Ken Marmor, who may see some action. Munro will start Roger Tuckerman at center forward, Keith Lowe and John Hedreen at the insides, and Larry Ekpebu and McIntosh at outsides. Fortunately, this is not an Ivy League game, and the Crimson can use all their substitutes rather than abiding by the 16-man rule. Tom Bagnoli, who is developing into...
...center of the line, Munro has four insides to alternate: Mudd, Hedreen, Al Butzel, and Keith Lowe. The first two, lettermen from last year, will probably start this afternoon, but Buzel and Lowe are more than adequate replacements. Senior Roger Tuckerman will start at center forward, where he scored two goals and two assists against the Jumbos...