Scoreless now for its last 198 minutes of playing time, the varsity soccer squad will be a grimly determined group as it faces a tough M.I.T. eleven this afternoon here at 3 p.m. The Engineers have perenially been one of the Crimson's most stubborn opponents, and, with the varsity's offense currently silent, the game must be rated a toss-up.

The last time the Crimson tallied was on Oct. 10, when John Mudd kicked the winning goal against Cornell with 2:20 left to play. Since then, the varsity has gone through two full contests without a score.

Coach Bruce Munro will stay with the same personnel he has been playing, except that he may experiment by juggling the lineup. He plans to "open out" the team's offense, since the attack has been jammed up in front of the opponents' goal in the past two games.

An occurrence that will greatly aid the varsity's offense is the return of inside John Hedreen. In his unspectacular style, Hedreen is perhaps the key man in the Crimson line.

Munro will start John McIntosh and Tadgh Sweeney at wing, Hedreen and John Mudd at inside, and Larry Ekpebu at center forward, with Marsh McCall, Bill Rapp, Charlie Steele, Lanny Keyes, and Tim Morgan in the backfield, and Tom Bagnoli in the nets.

In the past week, Mudd has been vital in keeping pressure on the enemy goal. The scrappy inside was particularly outstanding in the Columbia encounter, when his aggressive play and accurate shooting bolstered the Crimson's sagging offensive efforts.

M.I.T. will field a lineup consisting mostly of Latin American exchange students. The Engineers usually display a typically Southern Hemisphere brand of soccer, with sensational passing and shooting and frequent outbursts of temperament. The M.I.T. line is very strong on offense, with teamwork its only want. However, the Engineer backfield can be scored upon.

The Engineers have tied Army, the only squad to give Yale's high-rated Bulldogs any difficulty all season. They definitely will threaten the Crimson's undefeated record, which now stands at 3-0-3.

It seems probable that the Crimson's brilliant defense will contain the highpowered Engineer attack. But the varsity must score; the axiom, "The best offense is a strong defense," holds good only to a point.