Soccer

Coach Tom Dent's own comments on the current soccer season will be found in "Coaches' Corner," but there is little doubt that it was a better season than last year, and with a few breaks and fewer injuries Dartmouth might well have been on top of the Ivy League.

Since last month's report, when they had two wins against two losses, the Big Green booters were defeated by Williams 3-0, Harvard 2-1 and Yale 3-2, then stopped previously unbeaten Amherst 2-1, were edged by M.I.T. in turn by a 2-1 score, and wound up the season with a 4-0 loss to Cornell. These results showed an over-all record of four wins against six defeats, with three wins and three losses in Ivy League play for a third place berth.

Injuries to key lettermen like halfback Mitch Engle, center forward Larry Holden, halfback Jack Zipes, and one or two others toward the end of the season made a big difference. Sophomores like Jamie Alfaro and Fred Fields on the wings and Dave Blake at fullback showed real development as the season went along, but depth was a problem from the very start, and in some contests the Big Green attack line showed rather poorly.

The Indians looked ineffective, for example, against Williams, missed several scoring opportunities against Harvard in a game hampered by the rain, and were simply outgunned by both M.I.T. and a very strong Cornell team. When they were near full strength, as against Amherst, Dartmouth played well, but injuries and lack of depth made it an up-and-down season. Major reasons for the low scores were a relatively strong defensive unit and some standout work in the nets by All-Ivy League goalie, Randy Malin.

The freshman soccer team, coached by Ward Burian, had an unusually fine season with six wins, two ties and only one loss. After battling to a scoreless tie with the Williams freshmen, the '62s suffered their only defeat as they bowed 3-2 to Harvard in another overtime contest. Then the Pea Green squad defeated New Hampton 1-0, played to a 1-1 tie with St. Paul's School, and ended the season by thumping Nichols Junior College 5-0.