Freshman Football Loses; Booters Take UConn, 5-0

One Yardling athletic team extended its impressive record last weekend, while another was soundly defeated in its first encounter of the year.

The freshman soccer squad emerged with a 5-0 victory over the University of Connecticut, and the freshman "B" football team suffered an 13-7 setback at the hands of Cheshire Academy, a Connecticut prep school.

With all its scoring confined to the first half, the booters overwhelmed a weak UConn team that has yet to win a match this year. They dominated the entire game at the Storrs campus on a wet, but excellent field.

Jim Saltonstall, a freshman from North Andover, strengthened his position Saturday as the soccer squad's leading scorer with two goals. Other tallies were by Warren Bowes, Bill Vanderbilt, and Steve Griffith. Saturday's match provided a special test of the team's strength, since coach Dana Ketchell kept most of the starting team in the game through 25 minutes of the second half.

The Yardling soccer record now stands at five wins with a single loss (2-1) to Dartmouth. Remaining matches are with Princeton, Brown, and Yale.

Football Defeat

The only Crimson score in the freshman football game came at the end of the second quarter, when Lloyd Law completed a pass to Sam Robinson for an 80-yard touchdown. Maurice Dulles converted the extra point to complete the Crimson scoring for the day.

Cheshire touchdowns came as a result of a sustained drive in the first quarter, a 75-yard reverse punt return in the second quarter, and a 30-yard pass play late in the game. None of their extra point attempts were successful.

The Yardlings did have one good drive in the fourth quarter, but were forced to give up the ball on downs on the Cheshire 20-yard line. Richard Loomis and Chris Wickens turned in fine performances in this drive.