Unbeaten Huskies Meet Crimson Five Tonight

When the Crimson basketball team meets unbeaten Northeastern in the IAB tonight they'll be hoping that the Huskies' Frank Ryan isn't twins. The 6 ft. 6 in. center, being sought after by several pro clubs, is fast, agile, tough under the boards, and is scoring at the rate of 21.8 points per game.

But, as a matter of fact, he is twins. Frank and twin brother Fred Ryan (a dwarfish 6-5) are just a couple of the reasons Harvard may be in for a might rough night.

The Huskies, who came of age as a basketball power two seasons ago, have four starters back from the 1962 club which compiled an impressive 21-6 record. This season Northeastern has rolled over four straight opponents-Brown, Clark, Bates and Brandeis-and shouldn't have too much trouble picking up number five.

In addition to the Ryan twins, the Huskies will start last season's top NU scorer, averaging 17.2; forward Tom Martin, 6 ft. 5 in., averaging 10.0 and diminutive guard Norm Hoffman, whom Coach Dick Dukeshire put into the line up to give the team more speed. (They like to run) And, Northeastern has plenty of elongated talent on the bench.

Harvard will probably start Barry Williams, Bob Inman, Merle McClung, Leo Scully and Al Bornheimer. The Crimson has a 2-1 record, blemished only by a 77-66 loss to Boston University last Saturday.

The Crimson has won 24 of 27 meetings between the two schools, and they could spring an upset tonight. Frank Ryan obviously is a big problem-he'll be tough to stop.

But even more serious is the Crimson's lack of depth. The Huskies will probably employ the fast break all night, and if this wears out the Crimson's front line, it could be a painful second half.