Booters Rally to Whip Terriers, 4-1

The varsity soccer team broke into the win column with a rush yesterday, scoring as many goals as it had in all of its three previous games, and defeating a spirited B.U. team, 4 to 1, on the Terrier's field.

The Crimson's record is now one win, one tie, and two losses.

After playing a sloppy first half, Bruce Munro's booters came to life in the third and fourth periods and put together a co-ordinate passing attack which produced three goals. Munro used 24 men in the game.

The Terriers drew first blood right after the opening whistle when left outside Joe Bruno scored at 1:40 of the first period. Bruno "headed" the ball into the nets after a Crimson fullback missed a "head" on kick which fell just in front of the visitors' goal.

Johnson Ties It

Left outside Berk Johnson evened the score with the first of his two goals at 7:05 of the same period. He converted a Win Knowlton corner kick from the other wing which hit just to the left of the goal about ten yards out. Johnson shot the ball high into the right corner of the cage.

For the rest of the half the score stood at 1 to 1, but B.U. dominated the play. The Terriers' "heading" was excellent, and they invariably beat the Crimson to the ball. But, although they outhustled Harvard, their teamwork in the opposing zone fell apart before the Crimson defense, and they took only a few shots. Harvard's playmaking and passing were improving steadily, although the "heading" was practically non-existent.

In the second half B.U. tired and the Crimson caught fire. The play was almost wholly in the Terrier half of the field and Harvard took many unsuccessful shots. Finally at 17:45 of the third period a Crimson play paid off. Fullback Bob Sobel lofted a long boot of Knowlton at right outside, and he kicked a pretty cross to Mauricio Toro in front of the Terrier goal. Toro beat the goalie to the goal and shot it in.

In the last period the Crimson ran away with the game. Knowlton made it 3 to 1 when he drove in an accurate Johnson cross. The ball hit just inside the penalty area to the right of the goal and he grazed the left corner post with a hard, low shot. The fourth goal came on a fluke kick from Johnson which dribbled between the goalie's legs.

Though the game was sloppy, the Crimson showed a much improved passing attack, despite the terrible "heading" and early lack of aggressiveness.