Three eagle-eyed boys standing six twp in their stocking feet and two short but swift and steady guards are the mainstays of a Freshman quintet which coach "Skip" Stahley conservatively calls a better than average" aggression. With a four game record possessing only a single setback, and that by a last-second two point margin, the 1944 Yardlings have totalled an early season showing of exceptional merit.

This afternoon, however, the warm-up session changes into the real McCoy with a veteran Milton Academy squad prepared to take the Freshmen over the ropes if given the chance. This will be the test of the boys' absorption of Skip's coordinating efforts, and of their own teamwork ability. If the two week holiday layoff does not result in a complete universal of form, the nine games which follow, culminating in the Yale contest on March 8, should not prove out of reach.

Height Balances Lack of Polish

In general, the Freshmen have balanced a lack of polish with a surplus of might and aggressiveness. Today's probable starters, Don Lutzo, Dick Elken, George Burditt, Jack Torgan, and George Allen are all able ball handlers with plenty of fight and speed.

Forwards Lutze and Elken are both tall and easy-going until the pressure is applied. Lutze is perhaps the steadier player, while Elken's total of twelve tallies in the M. I. T. contest exemplifies his sure eye. Center George Burditt, another six footer, in addition to rolling up a sizable score has utilized his height at the backboard.

Torgan and Dillon, in the defense department, are startling contrasts to the attack. Both are relatively short and claim their positions not so much by their spectacular shooting but rather by their shifty floor work and passing. Torgan is a sot shot specialist; while Dillon rates as probably the best ball handler on the squad. Neither one has shown any outstanding scoring abilities but they emphasize dependability and control.

Among the reserves, Bob Betts is outstanding by virtue of his total of fifteen chalkers in the Brown game, which the Yardlings swiped by a 46-44 loeway. Botts' fight and high scoring, however, have not been able entirely to outweigh his tendency toward inconsistency. In the following game against Tufts, for example, he only accumulated two markers.

Boasting height, ability, and good coaching the '44 courtmen are the best seen in the Yard in several years.