Hoopsters and Indians Meet in Cellar Contest

Harvard's last place basketball team plays Dartmouth at the IAB tonight. This may be the best shot at an Ivy League victory the Crimson will get this year, but Harvard enters the game a slight underdog.

Following last weekend's morale-smashing losses to Penn and Princeton, which succored the temporarily silent University Society of Masochists, Harvard must face an Indian team undoubtedly buoyant after beating Penn Saturday night.

The shocking two point victory over the Quakers--who beat Harvard by 13 points--was Dartmouth's first win of the season; they have lost nine. Unless Harvard curbs, its sad habit of throwing away ballgames, it is quite likely that Dartmouth will score its second victory tonight.

Leading the Big Green attack is sophomore guard Henry Tyson, a 6' leaper from Chicago with a 13.4 average. Captain Joe Colgan, a forward at 6'3", has a 12.6 average but he's still recovering from a siege of mononucleosis.

Two other sophomores--who combined with Tyson in posting a 19-2 freshman mark--pace the Indians off the backboards. Alex Winn is 6'6" and boasts a 10.5 scoring average. Greg Pickering, who may be matched against Harvard's best player so far this year, forward Bob Kanuth, has pulled down 102 rebounds to lead the team.

Starting at 8 p.m., tonight's encounter will be the Harvard five's last outing until after exams. Harvard's record to date stands at 3-6, because their Bluenose Classic victories over two Canadian teams are uncountable under NCAA rules.

Kanuth and Chris Gallagher are vying for the team scoring lead with about 13 points per game. Guard Mickey Norlander is producing in double figures with Bob Beller not far behind.