THE SPORTING SCENE

A few weeks ago coach Steve Sebo of the then-unbeaten Penn football team told a press conference, "The Ivy League is too well balanced to feel safe at any time. The race is just as close as the next game."

That appraisal came true with shocking emphasis last Saturday both for Sebo and for a man named Jordan Olivar. The Quakers' coach should be now even more convinced that in the Ivy League you can't take anything for granted, for last week his team was the victim of the League's biggest upset thus far.

The Crimson varsity soundly whipped Penn after the Quakers had just finished bolstering the League's prestige by tying Navy the week before. Now the Red and Black finds itself in a three-way tie for first place as it prepares to meet one of the co-leaders, Jordan Olivar's Yale team.

No longer chaste, the Yalies were the victim of a 12-8 upset by Dartmouth last week. The result, however, did not surprise Dartmouth followers, for the Indians showed two weeks ago that they are a strong team--surely stronger than the record indicates. Thus, many fans were not shocked by the Indians' triumph at the Bowl. After all, that unbeaten, untied, unscored-upon business has to end sooner or later.

This Saturday afternoon the two upset victims meet in Philadelphia in a game that the Pennsylvania public address announcer at last Saturday's game called "the most important of the season." That billing met with boos and hisses from the Harvard stands, but it must be admitted that the Yale-Penn game is of major importance.

Cambridge fans will be treated to a game that also holds major interest and significance. A near sellout crowd will welcome back the high-flying Crimson "spoilers" as they play host to the third co-leader, Princeton.

Dick Colman, Nassau's head coach, is bound to agree with Sebo's statement about the danger of being smug in the Ivy League. As a matter of fact, Colman has uttered the same words. Last Saturday afternoon, somewhere in the mud at Palmer Stadium, the Tigers almost lost a football game to last-place, winless (in the League) Brown University.

By comparative scores, the varsity rates at least four touchdowns better than the Tigers; but, then again, by the farcical game of comparative scores John Yovicsin's charges are better than North-western but worse than West Chester Teachers.

Chet Boulris, who had a field day at Penn, Bruce MacIntyre, who also looked good last Saturday, and Charlie Ravenel, who has shown talented signal calling in every game this season, will be the trio that will make or break the all-important varsity offense.

In other League action, Dartmouth is highly favored to take its third straight with a win over Columbia in New York City. The Big Green is expected to finish strong enough to salvage an otherwise disappointing year. Cornell plays host to the Brown Bruins, who may or may not have enough strength to take the Red.