SPORTS of the 'CRIME'

Fairly blushing with my success of the past week, I turn to the first all Ivy weekend of the 1968 season. All eight teams engage in intra-League combat with one game--Dartmouth vs. Princeton--dominating the proceedings.

We'll dispense with the apologias; the abuse I've received over a somewhat less-than-perceptive Harvard-Bucknell pick has purified and agitated my soul.

Two of today's choices are clear cut. A third should be easy, but the fourth will be a battle.

Yale-Brown

Ordinarily, you'd have to go with Yale by at least two touchdowns, probably three. Brian Dowling is still alive; his exams aren't until January and Calvin Hill returns at halfback this week to bolster the attack. Brown lost quarterback Hal Phillips to an injury while losing to Penn and sophomore Brian Marini must move into the starting lineup. So you have to go with Yale by upwards of three touchdowns: Yale 41, Brown 6.

Cornell-Pennsylvania

This is something of a laughter, but there is just the slightest possibility that Cornell will be emotionally down this week, following an exciting come-from-behind win over Rutgers and preceding next Saturday's showdown with Harvard. Penn has to be bursting with the unfamiliar pride of two straight wins, over Bucknell and Brown, but the Big Red will hold on for a 23-10 decision.

Princeton-Dartmouth

Only twice in the past decade has a Tiger team bested Dartmouth--in the election years of 1960 and 1964. In the fourth period of its Ivy opener against Columbia, Princeton finally put together all its offensive tools and scored 30 points. At the same time, a really-hurting Dartmouth outfit was losing in a major upset to Holy Cross. Princeton is my title selection and tomorrow afternoon the Tigers will stake a solid claim to the crown: Princeton 20, Dartmouth 14.

Harvard-Columbia

Columbia has no defense. So Marty Domres can throw all he wants, but Harvard's versatile offense will carry the day. It's not even worth picking a score 17-15.