Harvard Rugby Teams Knock Heads With Tough Dartmouth Squad Today

Harvard's rugby team collides with Dartmouth here today in the most important game of the fall season.

Dartmouth has always been up for the Harvard game. The Indians are tough and hard-hitting according to Crimson team captain Sione Tupouniua.

In past years the Dartmouth ruggers have demoralized the Harvard team, but this year the Crimson must be rated as favorites. Dartmouth, 1-2, has beaten only a weak University of Massachusetts team and lost to Princeton and Holy Cross. Harvard beat Holy Cross 8-3 and trounced Tufts 14-0.

Last week the Crimson lost to Cornell, 9-6. "We didn't play the kind of game the referee wanted us to play." Tupouniua said. All of Cornell's points were on penalty kicks.

Harvard's 75 ruggers are powered by Mario Small, an agile running back, scrum-half Phil Ordway, and Tupouniua. Captain Tupouniua is worth watching after Harvard wins, too, as he performs a victory dance from his native Tonga.

The three Harvard squads will each battle an Indian squad this morning on the rugby field adjacent to Palmer Dixon tennis courts--"A" squad at 10:30 a.m., "B" squad at 9:30 a.m., and "C" squad at 11:30 a.m. With luck, Tupouniua's dance should come at about 11:20 a.m.