HARVARD TRIMS B.U. 4 TO 0 IN DRAB INAUGURAL GAME

Scoring all of its goals in the opening period Harvard's hockey sextet skated to a 4 to 0 victory over Boston University at the Arena last night. The game marked the opening of the season for Coach Stubbs' charges.

Except for the first period in which the Crimson capitalized on the errors of the Terrier goalie to poke its four goals in the net the game was slow and uninteresting. Both teams played ragged on the offense during the last two periods and only an occasional milling about the net made the last 40 minutes exciting.

Harvard Starts Fast

Harvard opened up fast and after several minutes of play Garrison was sent to the penalty box. Then with only five men on the ice the Crimson drew first blood when Wood, taking the puck on a rebound after a shot by Lakin, sent it past Grodberg. After the second forward line had replaced the starting trio Harvard scored again, this time on a nice bit of teamwork. Stubbs came flying down the ice, turned, flipped the puck to Cross and the Crimson left wing poked it into the net, with the game little more than six minutes old. Harvard chalked up another two minutes later when Putnam gave Wood a pass and a chance to make his second goal of the evening.

After this barrage of shots B. U. settled down and kept her own net free from danger until near the close of the period. Then, with less than a minute left to play Cunningham took the puck single-handed through the entire Terrier defence and sent a sizzling shot past the goalie from the left side of the net just as the period ended.

B. U. Almost Gets Score

B. U. came close to preventing a whitewash in the second period, actually checking up a point but the score was disallowed. The referee's whistle had blown before Whitmore dubbed one in because of a penalty on Stubbs. The remainder of the game was slow, except for an occasional rally, both teams tiring rapidly.

Harvard's play after the first period was a bit off-color, the offense failing to click because of lack of team work. Most of the playing was individual with Putnam and Cunningham bearing the burden of it. Garrison, playing his first game at defence also contributed several neat plays. The goalie situation however advanced no farther because the B. U. forwards were practically unable to break through and give Harvard's net-tenders a fair test. Ellis played the first and third periods and Draper relieved him during the second stanza. Both of them had so few opportunities, however, that it seems the first game will not do much towards the selection of a regular goalie.

Harvard used only 12 men in the game. Batchelder did not play because of sickness. Cunningham starting at defense with Hallowell in reserve.

HARVARD  B. U. Wood, Cross, l.w.  r.w., Whitmore, Nelson Putnam, Harding, Holbrook, c.  c., Currier, Barron, Brown l.w., Lombard, Alkin, Raymon, Borofsky Lakin, Stubbs, r. w. Cunningham, l.d.  r.d., Bergholtz, French Garrison, Hallowell, r.d.  l.d., Elliot, Weafer Ellis, Draper, g.  g., Grodberg

Score--Harvard 4, B. U. 0. Goals First period Wood, unassisted (3.22); Cross pass from Stubbs (6.22); Wood pass from Putnam (3.29), Cunningham, unassisted (19.18) Penalties--Garrison (tripping), Bergholtz (tripping), Wood (high stick), Elliot (tripping), Bergholtz (tripping), Elliot (tripping), Stubbs (tripping), Garrison (board check), Stubbs (tripping), Putnam (tripping), Elliot (tripping), Referees--Joe Foley and Jack Hutchins. Time Three 20-minute periods.