Cagers Tame Cowardly Lions, 111-72; Silver Excels in fourth Straight Win

Unfortunately, the Crimson cagers have just one game remaining this season, for last night at the IAB, they finally came up with a formula that would undoubtedly transform them into a winning team. All they have to do is schedule Columbia more often.

The Crimson teamlisted the feeble Lions, 111-72, in a game that would have had trouble achieving respectability on the playgrounds. Few teams have the capability to lose to Harvard by nearly 40 points, but Columbia is obviously one of them.

It is difficult, if not thoroughly impossible, to believe that this was the same Columbia outfit which fell by just three points to the action's 10th-ranked Pennsylvania Quakers last weekend.

It is equally as starting that earlier is the season, the Lions squandered a late 11-point lead and handed Harvard a three-point triumph in New York.

The lone fact which correlates with last night's contest in Columbia's record-4-20, 2-10 in the Ivies, in a word, the Lions are borrendous, and any team which loses to them should be banished to the Bristol County League for a year.

As a result of Columbia's inaptitude. Harvard couldn't help but win. The Crimson took the lead from the opening tap, and steadily increased it throughout the contest, breaking the 100-points barrier for the 17th time to school history.

Everyone scored for Harvard, everyone rebounded, and everyone played. The five starters were practically flowless, four scored in double figures, and the rout allowed coach Tom Sanders to liberally substitute in the second half.

Heigh-he Silver

Individually, Los Silver led the lead with 23 points, shooting 9-14 from the four line. Silver is one of those players who, when he is on, is very, very good. Last night he was on.

The entire team, though, was on. But Carey, (10-15) had 20 points and more offensive rebounds than the entire Columbia team combined, while Arnia Needleman (6-11, 2-20 wished his usual number of jumpers from what seemed like mid-court.

Mike Griffin added, 18 points, and forced the Lions into numerous offensive errors by his alert court play, Only Brian Banks had an off-night shooting, but against Columbia, it hardly mattered.

Silver, also led everyone with 13 rebounds, while Carey and Banks had seven apiece. Columbia's high scorers were Mike Haley and Kevin Kehoe with 16 and 14 points respectively.

Not Even a Whimper

At no point in the contest did Columbia make any sort of comeback or even threatre to make one. The Crimson's narrowest advantage was 2-0, but since that, occurred with the game, just serve second old no one appeared, overly panicked.

From 2-0 the score quickly became 11-3 and then 31-17, and at halftime it read Harvard 54. Columbia 38. The second half was no different. The Crimson's biggest lead was by 43, 111-68, but Harvard apparently let up in the final minute, as the Lions scored four unanswered points.

Harvard closes its season tonight, at the IAS against another Ivy patsy, the Big Red of Cornell. Assuming that the team shows on at the IAB tonight. Harvard should there little difficulty in defeating Cornell, a team which it has already beaten earlier this winter in Ithaca, N.Y.

A win against Cornell would give the Crimson a final slate of 12-13, 9-5 in the Ivies and a five-game winning streak. Such an ending to an otherwise disappointing season and would, at least, give the cagers something to think about for next year.