Tigers, Elis Lead Ivies; Crimson Still in Running

The Ivy League, much to the delight of publicity men and attendance-concious athletic directors and to the frustration of coaches and bookies, is as weird as ever. Yale, Princeton, and Dartmouth are doing better than expected; Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Cornell are somewhat disappointing. And then here is Brown, which should get sick of losing about the time the Bruins come to Cambridge, and Harvard, which is a little off the pace without Charlie Ravenel but nonetheless very much in contention for the title.

The loop championship could well be decided on the last full day of the schedule as Dartmouth meets Princeton, and you-know-who faces you-know-whom in the stadium. One can just imagine the Elis and the Crimson fighting not only for the ancient rivalry but also for the Ivy title, as Eastern TV fans and frenetic alumni look on.

This week the key game in shaping the League standings will be in New Haven, where Dartmouth challenges Yale's five-game winning streak. The Big Green stopped the Elis' string at the same point last fall, and the 1960 team, under Bob Blackman, is strong enough to pull the same trick.

Although star lineman Hardy Will and captain Mike Pyle has not been quite up to snuff thus far, quarterback Tom Singleton and fullback Bob Blanchard have kept Yale in the winning column.

Pennsylvania, after being shut out by Navy, comes to Cambridge Saturday with hopes of upsetting the Crimson's Ivy hopes. The varsity, if not baffled by rookie coach John Steigman's single wing nor caught in one of its uninspired days, should take victory number three in League play.

Meanwhile, in other action, Brown seeks its first Ivy victory in a game against highly favored Princeton. Columbia, which lost its fourth straight Saturday, entertains the Big Red from Cornell, the slight favorite.