Soccer

Soccer Coach Whitey Burnham greeted 36 varsity candidates on September 10. At this report he is still trying to fill a pair of holes left by Jerry Pepper and Hugh Johnson, which represents in effect the whole right side of the Indian front line.

For the second year Coach Burnham will use the four-back formation, which gives him four men up front and four deep backs. At left fullback will be Robert Mattoon, captain of the 1962 soccer team, and at right fullback will probably be John Stobo. Both men have two years of varsity experience behind them. At center half John Carpenter may get the nod, while at Coach Burnham’s deep back position it may be senior Bill Ma- loney.

Behind these four backs will be All-Ivy League goalie Dave Smoyer, who should give the Indians plenty of help. At the halfback positions, John King appears to have taken charge at left half and Bill Fitzhugh has the edge for the starting right half assignment.

From all indications a pair of letter- men will start at outside and inside left. On the wing it will probably be Steve Chase, while Ivars Bebris, a junior, looks like the best bet on the inside.

On the right side of the front line, however, Coach Burnham is experiment- ing with three different combinations of players in an effort to find the best men. He also points out that other men could move into starting assignments should they develop.

The Ivy League in soccer should be well balanced. Harvard, the 1961 cham- pion, is favored to repeat, but it may well be a scramble for the second place position. Last year Brown and Yale tied for second. The Indians were 5-6 for the ’6l season, but they had the distinction of losing all their games by one point.

The Big Green coaching staff: Bob Blackman, kneeling, and aides Will Volz, back-field; Jack Musick, line; Joe Yukica, ends; Neil Putnam, freshman assistant; and EarlHamilton, freshman coach. Doggie Julian, jayvee coach, is not shown.