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...potentially strong freshman lacrosse team will try for its first win today against Mount Herman prep school. Although little information is available as to the strength of their opponents, Coach Bob Pickett said, "My men can win if they play the game they are capable...
Coach Bob Picket remarked that the new Ivy League football rulings were a blessing to all spring sports. Supplementing his squad with five Yardling football players, including ex-Captain Tim Anderson, Pickett has reason to be pleased. He continued, saying the team wasn't ready for any games as they have only had a week of real practice. "However," he continued, "they look very good for that amount of time...
...freshman sports, our biggest problem is molding into a team ten men who have never played together before." Pickett mentioned that the squad should beat Mount Herman this Saturday, but the big early season test would be with Deerfield Academy next Wednesday...
...beginning of practice Pickett had his choice of three goalies, but Wednesday the team's first major injury occurred. John Ogdell, all ex-Andover player, separated his left shoulder and was put out of action for the rest of the year. Pickett said that as yet he has not chosen his starting goal tender from the two remaining men, John Eldridge and Steve Denhartog, although yesterday at the first full field scrimmage, Denhartog handled the net assignment...
...probably the most experienced group on the team with John Taylor, who captained an undefeated JV squad at Andover in his sophomore year; Tom Whedon, and Exeter stalwart; and Jim Dorsey, who played for Gilman in Baltimore, a school noted as a lacrosse power in the country. Dorsey is Pickett's best stick handler and looked very promising in yesterday's scrimmage with the varsity...