Five Falls, 66-64, As Quakers' Beck Tallies 23 Points

All Penn's basketball team needs to beat the Crimson, apparently, is Ernie Beck. Two of the regular Penn starters weren't able to play Saturday in Philadelphia's Palestra, but the agile sophomore scored 23 points in his team's 66 to 64 victory.

The Crimson got off to a quick start--at one time it led 14 to 7--but Penn came up rapidly. After tying the score 14 times in the first half, the Quakers put on a spurt to go ahead 37 to 32 at the half.

Penn, lacking Captain Hugh Jeffries and guard Dick Dougherty because of illness, relied mainly upon Beck, who came through beautifully. He out-jumped the Crimson's Ed Smith to put in four taps and control the boards. Beck guarded Smith closely, holding him to five field goals.

With three minutes left to play, the Quakers led, 61 to 59. Bob Brooks scored for the winners but Smith countered for Harvard. The Crimson missed four shots in a row before Beck got the ball and pushed it in. A layup and a foul by Forest Hansen brought the Crimson within one point of a tie, but a free-throw by Tom Holt with half a minute left to play ended the threat.

FRESHMEN WIN, 75-59

The freshman basketball team won its seventh game of the season Saturday, smashing Northeastern, 75 to 59. The Yardlings made 43 percent of their shots in the first half, enough to give them a 49 to 37 half-time advantage. HARVARD (64)   G  F  P Smith (C), f  5  2  12 Gabler, f  8  5  21 Redmond  0  0  0 Bramhall  2  0  4 Stevenson, c  4  1  9 Lionette  0  0  0 Hickey, g  0  4  4 Hansen  1  2  4 Murphy, g  4  2  10 Totals  24  16  64