Kelley Leads Rally in Second Half As Crimson Five Triumphs, 66-57

The varsity basketball team capitalized on the inexperience of a Sophomore- Tufts quintet to gain a 66-57 victory at Cousens Gymnasium last night.

After trailing by one point, 34-33, at halftime, the Crimson finally took the lead for good when Pete Kelley scored two free throws to break a 48-48 deadlock with nine minutes remaining.

The sturdily-built sophomore then proceeded to tally 10 of the Crimson's next 12 points to insure the victory. Most of his points came from the foul line, as the youthful Tufts squad committed foolish infractions in a desperate effort to close the widening gap.

The harder the Jumbos pressed, the more fouls they committed, and the more had passes they threw. Their steady, sharp play that marked the first half disintegrated, and the Crimson added to its lend with good ball-handling and deadly foul-shooting.

Besides Kelley, who hit 10 of 11 free throws and finished with 18 points, the chief architect of the victory was scrappy guard Gene Augustine.

Augustine Guides Offense

Although scoring only four points, last year's freshman captain settled down a team that has been guilty of extremely sloppy ball-handling all year. He kept the offensive pace moving so that Kelley, Gary Borchard, and Denny Lynch could get free for their shots, and threaded the ball through the Tufts press with hardly a mishap in the final ten minutes.

The first half was very close, with the gap between the two teams never exceeding three points. Tufts displayed good shooting and hustling rebounding not characteristic of a team with a 1-4 record. Despite the Jumbos' strong performance, the Crimson's defensive rebounding and offensive attack was still not as good as it can be.

After a lay-up by Borchard which put the Crimson ahead for the first time since the opening minutes, 29-27. Phil Klein, who scored 11, and Bill Vrettas, a sophomore who had 13, combined to return Tufts to the lead. After the second half tap, the advantage kept changing hands until Kelley's splurge put Harvard ahead to stay.

Borchard Scores 11

Besides Kelley, Borchard with 11 points and Bob Bowditch with 10, were in the double figures. The Crimson varsity will play again in the Downeast Tournament at Bangor, Me., Dec. 28-30.

The Yardlings won their second game in as many tries, ripping the Tufts freshmen, 79-45 in the preliminary. Jump-shooting backcourt man Barry Dym led the scorers with 19, three more than teammate Lenny Strauss.

After trailing by one point, 34-33, at halftime, the Crimson finally took the lead for good when Pete Kelley scored two free throws to break a 48-48 deadlock with nine minutes remaining.

The sturdily-built sophomore then proceeded to tally 10 of the Crimson's next 12 points to insure the victory. Most of his points came from the foul line, as the youthful Tufts squad committed foolish infractions in a desperate effort to close the widening gap.

The harder the Jumbos pressed, the more fouls they committed, and the more had passes they threw. Their steady, sharp play that marked the first half disintegrated, and the Crimson added to its lend with good ball-handling and deadly foul-shooting.

Besides Kelley, who hit 10 of 11 free throws and finished with 18 points, the chief architect of the victory was scrappy guard Gene Augustine.

Augustine Guides Offense

Although scoring only four points, last year's freshman captain settled down a team that has been guilty of extremely sloppy ball-handling all year. He kept the offensive pace moving so that Kelley, Gary Borchard, and Denny Lynch could get free for their shots, and threaded the ball through the Tufts press with hardly a mishap in the final ten minutes.

The first half was very close, with the gap between the two teams never exceeding three points. Tufts displayed good shooting and hustling rebounding not characteristic of a team with a 1-4 record. Despite the Jumbos' strong performance, the Crimson's defensive rebounding and offensive attack was still not as good as it can be.

After a lay-up by Borchard which put the Crimson ahead for the first time since the opening minutes, 29-27. Phil Klein, who scored 11, and Bill Vrettas, a sophomore who had 13, combined to return Tufts to the lead. After the second half tap, the advantage kept changing hands until Kelley's splurge put Harvard ahead to stay.

Borchard Scores 11

Besides Kelley, Borchard with 11 points and Bob Bowditch with 10, were in the double figures. The Crimson varsity will play again in the Downeast Tournament at Bangor, Me., Dec. 28-30.

The Yardlings won their second game in as many tries, ripping the Tufts freshmen, 79-45 in the preliminary. Jump-shooting backcourt man Barry Dym led the scorers with 19, three more than teammate Lenny Strauss.