LACROSSE

Dartmouth's perennially powerful lacrosse team is once again in first place in the New England League with a record of four victories and no defeats in loop play. Overall, the record is six triumphs and a lone loss. Having polished off Manhasset, 28-7, in a spring practice game, the Indian stickmen went to work in earnest in their second contest against M.I.T. With Hammy Gates and sophomore Jack Giegerich leading the scoring parade with six goals apiece, Coach Tom Dent's lads downed the Engineers to the tune of 27-0. Haviland Smith and Don Scully added four goals each in the rout. The next scheduled game was against New Hampshire at Durham and although Dartmouth romped to a 17-2 decision, the victory was costly. Haviland Smith, former Exeter captain and a leading light in the Indian atack, suffered a bunged-up knee which cut his efficiency in the next game. Since this contest was against Syracuse, one of the nation's strongest teams, Smith's injury came at an inopportune time. Although the Indians held their own for half the game, Syracuse's greater reserve strength told the story in the second half and the Orange pulled ahead, 17-12. The defeat was Dartmouth's first of the year and second in two years at the hands of Syracuse Gates, Gus Farnsworth, sophomores Bob Fiertz and Jack Giegerich, together with the injured Smith, played their hearts out but to no avail.

Discouraged by the loss, the team journeyed to New Haven for a tilt with Yale. Playing without much spark, the Big Green trailed the underdog Elis for most of the game. At the start of the fourth period Dartmouth was behind 6-4 and an amazing upset seemed at hand, but Jim Ruch, fiery Indian midfielder, sparked his mates in a last-ditch rally that pulled the game out of the fire. Ruch, Rocky Smyth and Hammy Gates scored early in the last period to tie the score at 7-7. Then Fiertz laced a shot past the Eli goalie to put Dartmouth ahead by a single goal before the unstoppable Ruch put in the clincher shortly before the game ended. Yale scored once more, but Dartmouth had come from behind to win, g-8. The team was badly frightened by the Yale game and getting back into stride, took it out on Harvard by a 14-3 score. Little Hammv Gates counted seven times and Jack Giegerich tallied three goals to pace the rout of the Crimson. Defensemen Walt Fisher, Bill Balderston and Pat Brewster held the Harvard attack at bay as Dartmouth ran up the score.

Union College of Schenectady invaded Hanover and departed the victim of a 17-6 drubbing by Dent's boys. Haviland Smith played a sensational game, scoring nine goals himself to insure the victory. Barring an upset of outstanding proportions, Dartmouth seems to have another championship sewed up and ready for delivery to Coach Dent.