Although the varsity soccer team could pull out no better than a scoreless tie even with two overtime periods against Williams on Saturday. It unquestionably played its best and most exciting game of the season. Facing its tough lest opponent to date, the Crimson boosters showed both a hither un soon aggressiveness, and also good balance between offense and an unproved defense.

Bruce Munro's psychology as much as his coaching brought about the surprisingly spirited play of the boosters. After watching his "first" team bumble through two games. Munro reshuffled his whole lineup before the Williams game, and started seven former substitutes. The resulting shock to members of the former "first" line made them play inspired ball when they went in as a until towards the end of the first period. As a result, they stayed in, and the rest of the team caught fire.

"Improved 100 Percent"

"The team has improved 100 percent." Munro said after the game. Playing on a dry field in perfect weather against a squad that would have beaton them hanoly last week, the Crimson kept the ball in the Ephmen's half of the field most of the time. The passing was crisp and accurate, and the heading was frequent. For the first time this season. Harvard was beating its opponent to the ball.

The Crimson took many more shots than in the last two games--29 in all--but still shows a lack of a reliable finisher. The halfbacks, especially Larry Leonard, were aggressive and keep the ball in the one, and the forwards passed it up to the goal mouth, but many opportunities were missed because nobody finished the play off with a hard, accurate shot.

Purple Pressure

In contrast, Williams did not keep the ball so constantly in the Harvard zone, but when the Purple came down, led by center forward Dorie Friend, it put on the pressure. Williams took 18 shots at Dick Craven, who was magnificent in the goal, and would have taken more had not fullback Charlie Ufford played so well.

Last Berger was injured at 1:15 in the first period, but played in he overtime period, when he was hurt again, and will probably be lost to the team for the next game, anyway. The game began very evenly, but in the last periods and overtimes Williams tired and the Crimson definitely had the edge.