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With six days rest since the Dartmouth game last week at Hanover, Coach Wachter's men are in good condition. The week has been devoted to practice aimed to correct the faults that were manifest in that game, principally hurried and inaccurate passing, and several hard and close scrimmages during the week have increased the optimism of the squad for tonight's game...
...Sailor were the mainstays of the Hanover five, netting between them more than half of their team's total; and starring on the defense. The Harvard quintet found itself opposed for the first time this year by the same kind of defense as that used by the University. Coach Wachter, brother of the University basketball coach, has perfected a five-man defense system that proved bothersome to the Crimson forwards...
...Crimson combination has not practiced since the M. A. C. game, Coach Wachter being well satisfied with its showing against the Aggies. But tonight the Southerners are expected to show another style of play, which may cause the University more trouble than M. A. C.'s zone defense system. If the Crimson five-man defense functions properly it should hold the visitors' forwards to a minimum of goals from the floor, unless they prove to be exceptional at the long shots. The Harvard offense will be the deciding factor, whether Smith, Leekley, Rauh, and Jones will be able to reach...
...Coach Wachter plans to start the same line-up that defeated M. I. T. 31 to 20 last Saturday. Leekley and Smith have shown up well at the two forward positions, while Rauh, back in his old place at center, gave an excellent exhibition of defensive and offensive ability in the Technology game...
...Coach Wachter has been working on this new line-up all week in an effort to bolster the attack and perfect the passing game which has been weak so far this season. The game today will be the second and crucial test of the ability of the team to break through their opponent's defense, with the new forward line in action...