Harvard Hoopsters Host Hapless Elis

The Yale Bulldogs have buried the bones of the nine straight defeats which opened their season and have adopted a new look, playing strong, up and coming basketball.

When the Elis enter the IAB tonight for their encounter with the Crimson's quintet they will boast a feeble 3-12 record. However, signs that Yale is coming out of the doghouse are evident. Yale is a respectable 3-3 since mid-January and despite losses last weekend to Penn and Princeton the Bulldogs hardly rolled over and played dead.

Yale is also barking about its 85-83 win over a strong Brown squad and Harvard coach Tom Sanders is concerned. "There is the indication that Yale has found itself and is coming on. I just hope they haven't," Sanders said yesterday.

Muzzle the Big Men

The Eli's starting five is not big and it will look to muzzle Harvard's height advantage by employing a zone, the nemesis of the Crimson's offense this year. However, Sanders said the team is prepared. "We've started to get better movement with the ball to catch the zone off balance. Our strength all season has been inside and I think our big men will be able to effectively make use of their size tonight," he said.

The Bulldog's prize-winning pointer has been 6 ft. 7 in. junior Rollin Chippey. Chippey is averaging 14 points per game and eight rebounds. He will be joined up front by 6 ft. 4 in. Steve Switchenko, who is hitting at an 11-point clip, and 6 ft. 6 in. Brad Berger. The backcourt is led by Jim McGuire, the leading charity stripe man in New England.

Yale coach Joe Vancisin said yesterday. "Our biggest problem thus far has been our shooting. We fall into 5-6 minute lapses and we're forced to play catchup ball."

Sanders and squad hope to curb the Bulldogs. "We'd be foolish to look beyond Yale," said Sanders. "We are a definite contender, and we're just waiting for the bomb to explode. I hope it's this weekend."