0-0 After 110 Minutes: Booters Knot Cornell

Scoreless ties in succer come about at often as pleasant trips to Cornell.

Scoreless ties after two overtimes come even less often.

But not even two 45-minute halves and two subsequent 10-minute overtime periods were enough for either the host Cornell squad or the visiting Harvard men's soccer team to find their way on the scoreboard yesterday in Ithaca, N.Y.

The 110-minute match ended just as it had begun, with the team locked in a scoreless tie.

"After the first 30 minutes, it settled into a good game." Harvard Coach Jape Shattuck said last night. "Both teams had chances to score," he explained.

But missed opportunities, poor shooting and the strong play of the resurging Crimson defense were the story of the game.

Although Shattuck described the midfield play as "fast, precise and impressive," he cited the final pass before the shot on goal as the weak link in the Crimson offense--a weak link that doomed Harvard's ability to score.

After 30 minutes of searching each other out, the teams settled down to play a good game. Both squads had several opportunities to tally the winning goal, but the Crimson defensive corps frustrated the Cornell attempts.

Shattack cited Harvard backs lan Hardington, Frank DiFalen, Julian Ahr and Murty Sehelli for turning in "outstanding performances," and he added that goalie Phil Coogan continues to impress.

Shattuck said he found his defense's strong performance especially pleasing, because many had considered it the squad's weak point.

Bring on Big Green

The coach called John Calliff "the man of the match." and stressed the leadership displayed by captain Leo Lanzillo. He remarked that "this is the second game in a row that every player on the field has had a good game. The momentum strong to an early and even though we didn't score, we showed some good flashes. We were definitely the fitter team."

The booters will bring a 3-1-2 record into next Saturday's contest with Dartmouth. Although Shattuck says the Crimson can beat the Big Green, the team will have to overcome a strong defense and Jim Cisneros, one of the best goalkeepers in the Ivy League, to do so.