Yardling Sextet Loses First in 19 As Terriers Achieve 5-4 Triumph

A tight Boston University defense held the high-scoring Yardling hockey team to four goals at the Watson rink yesterday and was instrumental in handing the Crimson freshmen their first defeat in 19 games, 5 to 4.

Terrier goalie Ralph Vito contributed several outstanding saves, while his teammates capitalized on infrequent Yardling defensive lapses to score their goals. The B.U. blueliners stopped a number of rushes before they could materialize and kept Crimson playmaking to a minimum.

With the score tied at 2-2, the Terriers jumped to a quick lead by tallying twice within 1:33 of the second period. Bob Cleary retaliated two minutes later by swerving in front of the defense and shooting a 20-footer past goalie Vito.

Captain Bob McVey, who had scored the first Crimson goal on a beautiful solo effort, received a major penalty for drawing blood in a fight with Vito soon afterwards. This destroyed the two-man advantage the Yardlings had at the time and they were unable, to get an equalizer.

B.U. forward Curt Ford stole the puck with the Crimson in the attacking zone and raced down the ice to beat Dick Hubbell at 7:08 of the final period. Cleary raised hopes of a Crimson come-back with a long shot into the upper right corner at 18:40, but the freshmen were too tired to score again.