Dartmouth afforded the varsity wrestling team slightly more competition than last year, when the Crimson won 34 to 0, but the varsity still took six of eight matches to defeat the Indians, 24 to 5, at Hanover yesterday.

Since this was the first meet of the season for the varsity, coach Bob Pickett moved all his men up a weight classification, rather than force them to shed poundage this early in the season. Tom Myers and Dave Skeels produced the big points for the varsity, each registering five. Myers, a senior normally in the 115-pound class, non-existent in college wrestling, scored his five points on a default, when Dartmouth was unable to put an entrant on the mat in the 123-pound class.

Dave Skeels continued where he left off last season, as he scored the lone pin of the match in the 130-pound class. Although he held a distinct advantage over opponent John Mehl, he was unable to gain a fall until the first minute of the second period.

The sophomore members of the squad also proved themselves admirably in their first varsity matches. Former captain John Watkins gained the varsity's most lopsided decision of the afternoon, defeating Jim Sniderman, 9 to 2. Watkins pressed the attack for most of his match, and had little trouble downing his Indian opponent.

Fellow sophomore, Orrin Hein gave the varsity a 16 to 0 lead, when he gained a 5-0 decision over Gary Stass at 147. Heavyweight Ted Robbins provided the other sophomore win, decisioning Dunc Lanum, 4 to 2.

A fourth sophomore, Serge McKhann drew with Bob Bicknell, 1 to 1 in the 177-pound class.

Junior Joe Noble overwhelmed John Chilson, 11 to 5 at 157 to give the varsity a temporary 19-0 margin, but Dartmouth's captain Fred Pitzner, saved his mates from total ignominity in the next match, as he decisioned the fifth starting sophomore, Steve Weddle, 8 to 1, at 167. Pitzner was the New England 177-pound champion last season, Dartmouth's first champion in organized wrestling.