Green Edges Crimson Nine, 7-6; Varsity Out of EIBL Contention

HANOVER, N.H., May 9--The lights went out today on the Crimson nine's 1956 hopes for its first EIBL crown in 17 years. In a make-or-break game against Dartmouth, the varsity's pitching staff fell apart and allowed the Green to eke out a 7-6 win.

The loss, Harvard's third in EIBL play this year, puts the Crimson all but mathematically out of contention for the league title. Barring a successon of minor miracles, the varsity will have to be content with, at best, a finish in the first division.

Pitching was the difference today as Dom Repetto who started for the visitors, left in the third inning after giving up six runs. Bob Kessler and Bob McGinnis finished up, allowing only one run between them.

Dartmouth went into the lead in the second inning with two hitless runs. Two walks, and unsuccessful fielder's choice, a wild pitch, a sacrifice fly and the varsity was behind for the rest of the game. Dick Fisher, newly returned to action, scored Bob Cleary with a single in the third inning, but in the bottom of the same frame Dartmouth pounded Repetto for four runs to go ahead 6 to 1.

John Simourian lofted a home run over the right field fence in the fifth inning but Dartmouth came right back in the next inning to score on a single, a walk, and a wild pitch.

The Crimson roused itself for four runs in the seventh and actually came within a hair's breadth of tying up the game. Bing Crosby singled, pinchhitter Ed Felton walked, and Tom Bergantino singled for the Crimson's sixth and last hit to load the bases. Cleary then drove in Crosby with a sacrifice fly. Simourian and Fisher then walked to force a run in and Van Riper out. A wild pitch and an error on Matt Botsford's grounder scored two more, but Fisher was then thrown out at the plate on John Getch's grounder to short.