BASKETBALL

Doggie Julian's basketball team is counting the days until March when the curtain will come down on what has been a tough season for both players and fans. Unless the Indians are able to win one of their five remaining games it will be the most disappointing record for Dartmouth basketball since 1918.

At Amherst on January 18, the Indians ended an eighteen-game losing streak; a string that extended back into last winter. The final score against the Lord Jeffs was 56-53 and even here the Green had to come from behind to win.

The following week Dartmouth hit the skids again losing to Boston College 93- 62, but then the Julianmen pulled off what could be called the miracle of the year - a 67-66 upset win over Holy Cross. Coach Julian termed the victory "One of the greatest wins I've ever had." And it was! With just a little over nine minutes left to play, the Indians were down sixteen points. But, at this point they caught fire and in the final minutes outscored the Crusaders 23-6; in fact, Holy Cross was blanked during the final three minutes. It was guard Vic Mair, a junior from East Canton, Ohio, who hit with a jumper with one second left to give the Indians the victory.

Since that one moment of glory, the Indians have lost six straight. Yale trimmed the Green 81-59, Brown was on top 66-62, Penn has beaten Dartmouth twice 97-66 and 67-48 and Princeton twice 72-65 and 100-46. The second Princeton game which took place on February 15 at Princeton with its 54- point margin was the worst defeat in Dartmouth basketball history.

This game was in complete contrast to one a week earlier in which the Indians were in the game all the way. In the Princeton game at Hanover, the Tigers' Bill Bradley, one of the nation's top scorers, fouled out with fourteen minutes left to play- Princeton, from then on, was just another team and the Indians began to chip away at its twelve-point lead. But, the clock and too many mistakes could not be overcome.

Dave Blaine continues to lead m the scoring department with a 14.7 average and Chris Kinum, a sophomore, is the only other Indian in double figures at 12.0.

A number of injuries have also added to the bleak basketball picture. Captain Fran Hanlon, the only senior on the squad, continues to be plagued with an injury and has missed several games in recent weeks. Also, guard Mike O'Connell may be through for the season as a result of an injury to his right ankle. And finally, there was the bad news that Lance Roberts, last year's high scorer on the freshman team, was no longer out for basketball. All of this does not help the basketball situation.

Rather than close the basketball portion of this column, however, on a completely dismal note, we would like to report that the freshman basketball team is now 7-2 for the season. The '67's were beaten by a strong BC team and in overtime by the Brown freshmen. In recent games Coach Tony Lupien has started Gunnar Malm and Lyndon Waugh at the forwards, Jack Lockhart at center, and Steve Shaffer and Bill Engster at the guards. Two other capable players who have seen a lot of action are Tom Tindall and Pete Dunlap. As reported last month, the '67's have good height and have a solid scoring punch.

Dartmouth's big victory of the Carnival weekend was the 7-1 hockey win overHarvard the first in four years. Above, Jack Stebe (16) nets goal No. 5 as goalieBrandy Sweitzer sprawls on the ice. Below, as the game ends, jubilant Big Greenplayers mob goalie Budge Gere, who played a brilliant game, making 34 saves andallowing only one Crimson score.

Dartmouth's big victory of the Carnival weekend was the 7-1 hockey win overHarvard the first in four years. Above, Jack Stebe (16) nets goal No. 5 as goalieBrandy Sweitzer sprawls on the ice. Below, as the game ends, jubilant Big Greenplayers mob goalie Budge Gere, who played a brilliant game, making 34 saves andallowing only one Crimson score.