IVY LEAGUE PREVIEW

"I can see a team losing two games and still tying for first place," was Jake Crouthamel's assessment of the 1971 Ivy League football race.

While Dartmouth, Princeton, Yale, and Harvard have dominated the Ivy's first division more often than not, this quartet will have to fend off Cornell and Columbia this fall as well.

There are three new coaches in the league this fall—Crouthamel, Joe Restic at Harvard, and Harry Gamble at Penn. That should add to the unpredictability.

Look at the presumed tailenders: Penn has 34 returning lettermen and Brown is traditionally a bruiser against everyone. The Bruins, with a quarterback, could surprise.

Cornell has Ed Marinaro, the All-America tailback who is the League's first strong Heisman Trophy candidate since Princeton's Dick Kazmaier won it in 1951. Not bad for starters, no matter what else Coach Musick has on hand.

Jake McCandless, the Princeton coach, calls running backs Hank Bjorklund and Doug Blake "as fine a pair as any coach in the country can call on." He has 14 returning starters, too.

Yale has Dick Jauron, the tailback who may be more devastating than Marinaro. Yale's record for the past four seasons is 30-5-1. Impressive.

In Rod Foster and Eric Crone, Harvard may have the League's two best quarterbacks. That plus the inevitable horde of Harvard talent and some new Restic razzle-dazzle makes the Crimson a good bet.

Columbia has a gaggle of juniors led by the League's best passer, Don Jackson.

Dartmouth is the defender. Crouthamel has 20 lettermen and what looks like the League's best defense.

Take your pick.