Skaters Downed Twice in St. Paul

The Harvard hockey team carried its Cornell-inflicted slump out to St,Paul, Minn., over vacation and wound up with two more losses, 8-1 to North Dakota, and 5-2 to Boston, College. The Crimson skaters stopped in Montreal on the return trip and salvaged a 12-0 rout of Sir George Williams College.

After finishing fourth in the St. Paul Classic, Coach Cooney Weiland made some lineup changes, which will remain in effect for tonight's game with Renssellaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.

The foremost of the changes took place in the goal, where Crimson. Junior Bill Diercks had two bad games. Weiland gave Bob, Higgins his first varsity start and the senior responded with a shutout.

Sir George was not a good hockey team, but it had some good chances for, goals. Higgins was tested 27 times, and made a lot of "very good saves", said a pleasently surprised Weiland.

Higgins is a stand-up goal tender and five inches taller than Direcks. Weiland, wants to see that he can do against the toughers opposition R.P.I. should provide and rest the slumping Direcks until he can gain back his confidence.

The other major change revolves around third-line center Jack Turbo. In place of wings Don Grumble and Barry Johnson. Weiland installed penalty-killer Dvight Ware and George McManama from the J.V. This trio exploded for eight goals. against George Williams, five by Turce.

Ware is a fast left wing whose back checking gives the line defensive viability. Macadamia is a sophomore strickhandler, from Belong Hill on the order of pension Kent Parrot.

Parrot meanwhile, has exchanged places with fellow first-line wing Bob Fred Both are left-hand shots, but Weiland now feels that parrot will be the better of the two on the right because of his buck handling meneverability.

Several Harvard players have missed practice this week because of illness. This could force more changes for to-nights can test.

North Dakota, which Harvard faced December 27 lost by one goal to Cornell in the NC AA championships last year, and appears to the biggest threat. Outside of the NCAA's 1.6 rule to the Big Red this season. Harvard stayed with the long at the start, and trilled only 2-1 after a period, but five second-period goals wrapped, the game up for North Dakota.

NoDak's Roger Bamburak put the Crimson behind after a minute of play, but fifteen seconds later Pete Muellertied the score. Ron Mark took the puck off a face-off, skated around a defense-man and shot. Mueller banged home the rebound off goalie Mike Curran.

Bamburak completed a hat trick and Dave Kartio and Gary Brandt put in two goals apiece for the fast-skating Sioux. Curran made 27 saves, as did Direcks.

The next night, in the consolation round, Minnesota native Tim Sheehy put in three goals to spark B.C.'s second victory of the season over Harvard.

Sheehy's first came at 1:37 of the opening period, but the Crimson bounced back for a 2-1 lead before sheehy tied the score with two seconds to play in the first period.

Parrot knotted the game at 1-1 when he deflected in a long shot by Bob Carr at 3:47. Fredo gave Harvard its only lead of the tournament when he faked past a defensemen going down right wing and flipped a backhand past goalie George McPhee.

The Eagles scored three times in the second period.

R.P.I., tonight's foe. Features two of the East's top five returning scores from last-year. The Techmen bombed Penn, Harvard's opponent Saturday, 18-2, and have otherwise enjoyed mixed success.

Under Coach Ned Harkness, now at Cornell, R.P.I. acquired a reputation for garments at its home rink, and Harvard has not played there in more than a decade.

Tickets for the Penn game at Watson Rink can be picked up at 60 Boylston St. today and tomorrow. Leftovers will be available at the door.