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Freshman lacrosse Coach Bob Pickett is fielding an experienced team though they have been playing together only two weeks. Two men on the attack played together in high school and a midfield pair teamed up before coming to Harvard...
...Maryland game because of a charley-horse which he is still nursing, and Pete Palches took over for him. Palches proceeded to wrench his knee and won't play now for three weeks. John Law and Hank Rate finished out the Maryland game, alternating in the second midfield...
Consequently, the scores run up by the southern teams are not a fair means of judging the Crimson. Not only were certain key men unable to play, but their incapacity forced Munro to break up his regular defense and midfield combinations and use groups which had never worked together. The team, which normally would have been tired from the strenuous schedule, was fatigued because of the lack of substitutes. Throw in some disappointing goalie work and the team's showing is understandable...
Captain Ron Huebsch, Skip Baldwin, and Jim Telfer comprised the starting midfield at the beginning of the trip, but Telfer separated a shoulder against Princeton and will be out of action for another week. Hank Wood, who had been playing second midfield along with Chuck Edwards and Todd Goodwin, moved up to the first midfield and Fred Horween moved up from the third to take his place...
Munro probably won't have his new midfield lineups permanently set until Telfer returns. With the material he has, he can fashion two very good combinations with an average third; the midfield looks to be the strongest part of the team...