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They only held it for about seconds, though. Olsen dropped in a foul shot and then a one-hander to put the Indians ahead again, 23 to 21. Dartmouth's fashy forward, George Munroe, dropped in another basket for the Green to make it 24 to 21 at the half...
Harvard got back that last basket at the start of the final half, but Olsen got hot and sparked a Green rally with four baskets. Dartmouth forged ahead to a 35 to 28 lead after five minutes of the half, but Burditt's foul shot was the only Crimson point for the next nine minutes as the Indians went out to a 49 to 29 lead. Harvard came back in the final six minutes, but the lead was too much for them to overtake...
...Ossie Cowles' cagers are real hot shots, any of whom is capable of 20 points an evening. This veteran trio includes forwards Bill Myers, a lad who tallied 22 markers against Columbia Monday evening. George Munroe, a classy ball handler with a fine eye, and rangy center Jim Olsen, widely heralded as the best pivot man in the loop...
...quintet. This will mean Dean Hennessey, who leads his teammates in individual League scoring with 18 points, at one forward, and George Dillon, whose hook shots ought to find the range some night soon, at the other. Bunks Burditt will see what he can do about shackling the formidable Olsen at center, at the same time trying to break out of his recent slump, a falling off which has proven costly...
...Crimson batsmen wasted no time in getting to work on the opposition pitcher, Olsen. In the initial frame three runs dented the plate as Vince Leahy, Bill Fitz, Bart Harvey, and Ned Fitzgibbons hit singles that went to all fields. This barrage seemed only to whet their appetites, for there was no let-up in the third as three more runs resulted from Ned Fitzgibbons's home run (welcome proof that his batting eye has returned after an almost disastrous slump), Heath's walk, and successive singles by Gallagher and "Hoss" Hamlen. Four successive blows in the next inning added...