The Harvard hockey team had better come up with a big victory at Dartmouth this morning, and the bigger the better.

The Indians, who are winless in their last nine outings, will be going all out to pull an upset for the Winter Carnival crowd that will fill every inch of small Davis Rink. But the Crimson has too much at stake and has been working too hard to let this one slip away as happened a week ago at Princeton.

Overshadowing everything for Coach Cooney Weiland and his players is the upcoming Beanpot final against Boston University Monday night. To have a chance against the Terriers, the Crimson will need everything it can get, including the confidence and momentum a resounding win over Dartmouth might provide.

A win today is also intrinsically imperative. Harvard has slipped to tenth place in the ECAC standings and would drop out of contention for the eight-team regional playoffs if it looses to Dartmouth. In the Ivy standings, a win will boost Harvard above Dartmouth and Yale and sustain the Crimson's chance for second place.

Regardless of the home crowd and the unfavorable rink conditions, it is not asking any miracle to expect a romp. Harvard scored at will in its initial encounter with the Indians last month, which wasn't as close as the 3-3 score indicated.

Aside from Captain Charlie Stuart, the Green just has no defensemen. Afforded almost no protection, the Indians' top two goalies let in four goals apiece.

The Crimson icemen have been scoring a lot all year and won't stop today. Jack Garrity's goal last Monday marked the sixth straight game he's tallied in, and Kent Parrot's marker moved him into the top ten scorers in the ECAC's Division 1.

If goalie Bill Fitzsimmons, who has been erratic all year, has a bad day, then Dartmouth might come close in a high-scoring battle. But the Beanpot magic entered Fitzsimmon's wand against Northeastern and he has another mission two days from now against B.U. The Dartmouth revellers will have the misfortune today of watching a Crimson team that should be just reaching its peak and is not about ready to be waylaid in the provinces.