Crimson Sextet Triumphs Easily

By virtue of a 5-5 tie with Princeton and an overwhelming 13-0 victory over doormat Cornell, the Crimson hockey squad moved into sole possession of second place in the Ivy League this weekend.

Four players tallied twice as the varsity completely overpowered the Big Red, which stands 0 and 8 in League competition. Captain Dick McLaughlin, Crocker Snow, Bud Higginbottom, and Dick Fischer each contributed two goals last night at Ithaca.

From the opening whistle, the Cornell game could hardly be called a contest. Harry Pratt had a single save in the Crimson nets during the first period, while Peter Tague stopped only three more shots in the rest of the "contest." Jack Detwiler, victim of a seemingly hapless defense, nevertheless stopped the nearly astronomical total of 61 shots.

Against Princeton, however, the story was completely different. With three and a half minutes left to play, the Crimson was down by two goals, 5 to 3, as the Tiger sextet played probably their finest game of the season. Dave Vietze's second score of the evening, coming at 16:34, put the visitors within striking distance.

Stu Forbes skated in alone on goalie Cliff Michel at 17:35 to clinch the tie--a come-from-behind effort against the inspired Princeton squad.

But even with the tie, the Tiger fans had good reason to rejoice. Harvard had an eleven game winning streak against Princeton going into the Saturday night contest--a string which started back in 1953.

The game's fast pace was evident from the very start. Higginbottom, with an assist by Fischer, stuffed the first Crimson goal past Michel with only 42 seconds gone, the only time Harvard led in the entire contest. Second liner Lance Odden, high scorer for Princeton with two goals, scored only 50 seconds later.

Dartmouth in First Place

Dartmouth tok over undisputed possession of first place Saturday night by downing Yale, 5 to 4. With a 6-0 record, the Big Green could well go all the way, but Harvard, with a 4-1-1 slate, still has a chance to hold onto the championship.

The varsity must face third place Yale (4 and 3 record) twice, and Dartmouth and Princeton on Watson ice