In spite of a serious lack of outdoor practice in March and of Dong Anderson's and Captain phil Hammond's injuries Skip Stahley's Varsity lacrosse team has not made an impressive record thus far this Spring. A stronger refense is vital if Harvard is to place high in intercollegiate circles.

No one anticipated Crimson victories on the Southern trip during the spring holidays Kept Indorse by the wintry March weather and forced to practice at night in dusty Briggs Cage, the squad was raw and unorganized when it hit the Dixie trail on April 1. The Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Navy tens which faced the Crimson had been outdoors for over month; thus it was no surprise when they gathered a total of 33 points as against 0 for the players from Cambridge. The series, however, gave the squad some much-needed outdoor contact work, and, when they began outdoor workouts on the Business School Field after vacation, prospects for a fairly successful home season began to develop.

Defense Unsteady Without Blotner

Although crushing Tufts, Stevens Tech, and M. I. T., the Stahleymen were utterly disrupted by the offensive tactic shown by Dartmouth. The expert passing and stick-handling of the Green players were too much for the defence, which was considerably weakened by the shifting of aggressive Norm Blotner from first defense to a midfield position. As a result of the Tuft and the Dartmouth matches, two of Skip Stanley's most reliable attack men, Sophomore Dong Anderson and Captain Phil Hammond, are on the sick list, and until they return, the team's scoring abilities are dangerously reduced.

Of the Individual players, the Sophomore have shown themselves extraordinarily capable, in contrast to Dartmouth's almost entirely Senior lineup. George Hartford, continually defending the net against the most severe of the opponents' drives, has aired in nearly every moment of action, and has served to holster up the defense In critical moments. Peter Zouck, who comes from the Gilman School In Maryland, where lacrosse is on a par with football, has distinguished himself by agile footwork and speedy ball-handling. Great things were expected from Doug Anderson, the captain of the 1941 Freshman combine and an all-New England man at Exeter, but his shoulder was put out of commission in the Maryland game and he wrenched his ankle last Saturday and thus he has had little chance to prove his worth as yet

Juniors Form Backbone

The backbone of the team is its formidable aggregation of Juniors, among whom Norm Blotner, Ed Childs, Jim Doughty, Phil Downes, Ben Ferris, Gordon Halstead, Dick Lewis, Ben Wilcox, and Jess Willard have been valuable. Willard and Doughty have been serving quite consistently as counters, while Lewis, Ferris, and Halstead have been consistently playing in the first string. Childs, Downes, and Halstead have been consistently playing in the first string. Childs, Downes, and Wilcox have seen action as substitutes and may well be the skeleton of next year's ton. Of the Seniors, Ralph Livingston and Hammond have been the mainstays.