What has been described as a tough neighborhood battle will probably take place with a large number of the battlers at home in bed and not out fighting. Brown has lost halfback Jack McTigue, fullback Joe Miluski, Guard Dick Crews and Tackle Gil Robertshaw.

Harvard may go on the field without halfbacks Walt Stahura and Ron Eikenberry, as well as guard Woody Harris. While some of the players may see action Saturday, none of them had done much more than watch at recent scrimmages.

Injuries Indecisive

The loss of players, however, will probably not effect the outcome of the game. The contest will probably be one of the evenest the Crimson has faced this year.

The deciding factor may well be Harvard's pass defense, which has been notoriously sieve-like this season. The Crimson's last six opponents have gone through the air with upsetting ease for 847 yards.

Patch Pass Defense

Coach Lloyd Jordan has been working to improve his team's pass defense throughout this week. But Brown coach Al Kelley has been strengthening his team's pass attack at the same time.

Brown's quarterback, Frank Finney, has already completed 33 aerials this season which is only four less than the combined total of Harvard's passers.

Defensive Win

Last Saturday Brown beat Cornell with solid defensive play. The Bruins have also won games from Columbia and Rhode Island while losing to Yale, Dartmouth, Penn, and Princeton. Harvard has beaten Cornell and Dartmouth and lost to Tufts, Columbia, Penn, and Princeton. Their team has improved throughout the fall while the Crimson's developments has been erratic at best.

Struggle for 3rd

Both teams are struggling to gain third place in the Ivy League standings. In the Harvard-Brown series that dates back to 1893, Harvard leads with 42 wins, 10 losses, and two ties. In the last four games, the Harvards have won only one.