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...They're one of the best teams we hit," Harvard Coach Bob Pickett said of Springfield. "We're as good as they are, but we've got to want it bad enough...
...Harvard, Pickett plans to start Howie Henjyoji at 123, Bing Sung at 130, Tom Gilmore at 137, Howie Durfee at 147, Ed Franquemont at 157, Jeff Grant at 167, Chris Wickens at 177, Captain Ben Brooks at 191, and Tack Chace at heavyweight...
Rutgers, in Pickett's words, "is perhaps stronger than Columbia." In four years, Harvard has never beaten the Scarlet Knights, who last year came within three points of upsetting Lehigh, one of the nation's top five teams. Rutgers also trampled Harvard 26-3 and stopped Columbia 25-10 last season...
...addition, Pickett expects the Columbia team to be in the audience when Harvard wrestles Rutgers tonight. The Lions will be able to familiarize themselves with the styles of their Harvard opponents. Columbia will know what to expect the following day; Harvard will not. The element of surprise will be one-sided...
Mindful of the strength of his opponents and the inevitable loss of conditioning during Harvard's long exam period, Pickett was cautious in his appraisal of the team's chances. "If we wrestle well, we can beat both of them," he said, "but we'll have to wrestle very well...