Crimson Booters Bow to Williams; Blodget Lone Scorer in 3-1 Loss

Barely had the Harvard soccer team stepped off the bus at Williamstown yesterday than it was greeted by a rough Williams squad and the referee's whistle beginning a game which, predictably ended in a 3-1 win for the home team.

Williams dominated play in the first half, outhustling the Crimson as Amherst had last Saturday. The result was a goal in each of the first two periods, leaving Harvard down 2-0 at halftime.

Dudley Blodget got the Crimson back into the contest with a score four minutes into the third quarter. But ten minutes later Williams widened its lead to 3-1, and that's the way it stood through the final period.

Harvard's lone tally was set up by left wing Scott Robertson, who brought the ball downfield and centered it across the goalmouth. The Williams goalie dived for the cross, missed it, and Blodget was there to nudge the ball in.

The clincher for Williams was a 20-yard drive by left halfback Ernst, a beautiful bullet that caught Richie Hammond by surprise.

The Ephmen's first tally came on a breakaway, capped by right wing Rahill with an assist from center forward Blanchard. Blanchard and Rahill were both given assists on the second goal, a shot by left wing Rae from a tangle immediately in front of the goal.

On every other occasion, Crimson goalie Richie Hammond was equal to the Williams attack. He made 21 saves in a stellar performance that kept his team within striking range.

The Crimson, in contrast, fell into the familiar quagmire: it kept the ball in scoring territory for a good amount of time, but got off only a measly seven shots.

Again, there was a crucial gap between Harvard's new systems of offense and defense and the execution of the still learning Crimson players.