Trying to salvage the remnants of a mediocre season, a mediocre varsity golf team winds up its schedule with a burst of action in the next four days. Winning six and tying one of their eleven matches, the golfers can complete their season with some glory if they upset Yale today or perform in the New England Intercollegiate Championships this weekend. Fulfilling both assignments is only a remote possibility.

Yesterday was supposed to be the day of redemption, but the golfers lost to a rugged Boston College squad, 5 to 2. Now today has become the day: any season is a good season if you beat Yale. But beating Yale as good as always is almost out of the question for Coach Josh Williams' golfers. The Yalies have dominated Eastern Collegiate golf longer than the New York Yankees have run the American League.

In last weekend's Eastern Intercollegiate play, Yale topped team play with a combined score of 603, 14 strokes better than second place B.C. In addition, five of the sixteen qualifiers in individual play, were Elis. Murray Vernon, number one man, reached the finals but lost. Number two man for the Blue, Jerry Fehr, won the Easterns last year and in last year's match beat Ted Cooney, the Crimson's best, 3 and 2,

Williams Favored

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the varsity gets its third and last chance to finish out the season triumphantly. Playing on familiar greens, at the Oakley Country Club, the varsity may be a strong contender in the New England Intercollegiates. This is the varsity's maiden year in the New Englands, which have previously coincided with the Easterns. So, trying new ground, the six varsity entrants could edge Williams, the tourney favorite. But, even so, the Crimson will have to contend with three teams it has already lost to this season, Dartmouth, Amherst, and B.C., plus a strong Connecticut squad. Yale is not entered.

Playing for the Crimson in the New Englands will be Cooney, a reliable player who is usually tough in any match. Twice medalist in the Easterns, he will seek his first medal and individual title in the New Englands.

Bruce Thurmond, Jim Jones, and sophomore Bill McAllister will also play at Oakley. Thurmond, the team's most improved player, moved from number four to number two man during the season, but the team's trouble is not with the first four men. Coach Williams' problem all season has been to find three men who can win consistently at the five, six, and seven spots.

In yesterday's B.C. match, for example, two of the top three men beat B.C.'s best, but the next four Crimson players all dropped their matches. A strong number three man last year, Captain Jack Brophy's game faltered this year. He dropped more matches this season than he had lost during the two previous years combined.

Either Pete Malkin, Doug Boyd, or Kent Brown will follow Brophy, providing the squad's sixth entrant in the New Englands. All three have played uneven golf this year, Williams' top four starters are set for next year. But the Class of '57 may have to provide the last three