Ruggers Will Open With M.I.T. Today

When the Crimson rugby team opens its fall season at M.I.T. this afternoon, it will take the field as possessors of the Intercollegiate Cup and a three game losing streak. The Engineers, who were routed 22 to 0 by the Crimson four games ago, scored their first victory since 1954 last Saturday by edging the Barbarlans Rugby Club of Montreal, 3 to 0.

If today's match is played on a muddy field, the Crimson should duplicate the result, if not the score of the last meeting. A powerful and experienced pack of forwards will almost certainly outclass M.I.T.'s scrum. A firm dry ground, however, with the resulting emphasis on backfield play, might prove awkward if the Engineers' three-quarter line exploits the inexperience of the fast Crimson backs, who have been practicing together for only two weeks.

The match will start at 2 p.m.