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Cornell is stronger at midfield. Seniors Ed Woll and Don McCarthy, junior Dave Mellon, and sophomore Doug Zirkle are the top men. Mellon and Zirkle are football linemen and excel on defense. And with the loss of Cohen, Cornell will have to depend on its defense to win games...
Weak defensively, M.I.T. fielded two strong midfield units that threatened the Crimson goal throughout the first half. The Engineers actually held a 4-3 lead for six minutes during the second period after a goal by midfielder Ron Mandle...
...muddy field made smooth passwork an achievement in itself. Players got mud in their sticks, and often lofted gobs of goo along with the ball after scooping it off the ground. The midfield play was especially sloppy, and not altogether gentle. On several occasions the officials allowed the pushing and shoving over loose balls to go a bit far, and there will be plenty of sore ribs for a few days...
Coach Bruce Monro selected Dexter Newton to play with Tink Gunnoe and Pete Wood on the first midfield, and the sophomore picked up more loose balls than any man on the field. Gunnoe, the team's leading scorer last season, made six goals and six assists: Wood scored six times and assisted on three goals. Along with Williams, Gunnoe and Wood are the only reliable shooters on the team, and that is the Crimson's major flaw...
...England ratings the Lacrosse Guide placed Gunnoe on the first team and Straus and Joe Prahl on the second team. Phral, the team's second leading scorer, was the only player among the top six scorers to graduate. He made 16 goals and five assists from his midfield position...