Crimson Tied 3-3 By 97 Club Hockey Team

A star-studded 97 Club hockey team twice came from behind, holding the Varsity to an indecisive 3 to 3 tie in an informal game played last night at the Boston Skating Club. After a strong start the Crimson faded, and the game's conclusion found Harvard mostly on the defensive.

Fred Maloon, erstwhile assistant hockey coach and 1941 Dartmouth captain, taught his old charges some new tricks and scored two of the opposition's three goals. Also in the visitors' ranks were George Owen, who is about to play with the All Stars against the Bruins, and former captains of Yale and Boston College sixes.

Crimson Poor on Defense

Throughout the evening the Crimson looked good when it managed to clear the puck out of its own zone, but defensively there appeared room for a good deal of improvement, and the puck chasers' aged but very agile opponents managed to hem them in a good part of the evening.

Chase's offensive strategy differs from that previously seen and is aimed at splitting the defense and coming in on the goalie from the center instead of skating around the opposing defense men and then having a poor shot at the goal from the boards.

This policy paid off on three occasions, with Crimson scores from the sticks of Gordy McGrath, Mare Beebe, and Johnny Paine. With the Crimson ahead 2 to 0, Maloon went on his one man rampage and in five minutes had tied the count. And then, after Harvard had nosed in front again, Van Ness deadlocked the count.