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...Wesleyan's strong soccer team, utilizing its short passing game to advantage, spoiled the varsity's opener Saturday, 2 to 0, at the Business School field...
Hugh MuCurdy's Wesmen, in their third game of the season, scored after only six minutes of the first period. Wesleyan maintained this advantage aggressively until the frustrated Crimson began to tire, and then added the clincher with only five minutes left in the game...
...Wesleyan, with a favorable wind forced the play throughout the first period. Crimson fullbacks Hugh Sergeant and John Hadik broke up the Cardinal's aggressive thrusts for the first five minutes, but the forward line of Ken Spencer, Pete Deacon and Bob Bretscher broke through at the 6:25 mark. The goal went to Spencer, his third of the year...
Behind, and facing the wind, the Crimson took the initiative away from Wesleyan in the third period. Righ wing Bill Cowperthwaite almost scored on a solo drive and Toro missed another brilliant shot as the Crimson keep the ball at midfield...
...Wesleyan, with four starters out with injuries, has an edge, it is in conditioning. Coach Hugh McCurdy's Cardinals began practice on September 8, a full three weeks before the Crimson. Today's game will be the third for the Wesmen, who defeated Brown 2 to 0 but were edged by the University of Massachusetts...