Harvard men who have been clamoring for their college's return to formal sports had their answer Saturday, and at came from some of the loudest of the clamorers, the athletes themselves. While Deerfield Academy was trouncing the home team on Soldiers Field to the one of 26 to 2, the Crimson was putting on an exhibition of poor playing and even poorer sportsmanship.

For two periods the green and white shirted prep schoolers ran Harvard's defense ragged, netting 12 goals to one by the losers. After the halftime intercession, a hopelessly outclassed informal Crimson squad gave up playing lacrosse and turned its attention to battering the team against which it could not score.

Referee Exasperated

Roundhouse smashes by Crimson-wielded sticks and bruising if illegal locks from behind became the rule, as all but two of the Crimson defenders and the goalie were put out of the game on penalties. "You've been doing that all afternoon," were the words of an exasperated referee as he penalized the home team for clubbing an enemy attacker who had already lost possession of the all.

Barred by the rules from crossing the midfield stripe, the home team offense urged its teammates to "forget the man; get the ball," but clubbing and tripping were the order of the day for the losers. Goal after goal poured into the almost undefended nets of a team that had long once forgotten about playing lacrosse.