Undefeateds Meet on IAB Court

You are supposed to play them one at a time. But Harvard's sophomore-filled basketball team has been thinking about tonight's game with Boston College since the opening tap against Brandeis four games ago.

Both teams are undefeated. Both like to employ the fast break. Both coaches rely on essentially eight men: four forwards and four guards. B.C. is the bigger team, and by all standards the better one: they are ranked in the top fifteen nationally.

The Harvard boys, however, think they will win. "We'll have to have a good night," Bob Kanuth said at practice yesterday, "but we can beat them." High-scorer Chris Gallagher thinks the key to the game will be rebounding. "If we can control the boards, we've killed their offense because they won't be able to fast break."

Gallagher admitted he was "a little scared." In a scrimmage against the Crimson freshmen, the whole team looked somewhat nervous. They all respect B.C.'s power, and they are all way up for the game. After running sprints, Bob Johnson drifted casually away from the team for just a second. Captain Gene Dressler called out, "Tired, Bob?" Johnson hustled right back to the group with a smile.

B.C. is a heavy favorite, but there will be plenty of fans out tonight, and they will be expecting a close game. The IAB is being set up for its maximum capacity of about 1400.

In the first part of the doubleheader, Harvard and B.C. freshmen will stage another battle of undefeateds at 6 p.m. Harvard Scoring Leaders   FG  F  T  Avg Gallagher  29  16  74  18.5 Royer  29  5  63  15.8 Kanuth  22  8  52  13.0 Dressler  18  7  43  10.8