But now both claim that their position has been distorted, and they've come out looking like "malcontents." "All the players on the team know about these gripes," Calbom said yesterday. "It's not secret, and I hoped that my letter would get it out in the open so that the whole team could benefit," he added.

From several players comments, it seems that Harrison can be faulted for his failure to understand and deal with some of his players. But on the other hand, coaching at Harvard is particularly difficult because a player's commitment to a sport is frequently diluted with other concerns.

Harvard has had only one senior per team during the past two seasons, and next year's team will be the same-Brian Newmark, captain-elect, will be the only returning senior letterman.

Newmark, like the other members of the squad, is aware of the criticism that has been leveled against Harisson's method of coaching.

He spoke with Harrison Wednesday about Calbom's letter, and said yesterday that "the coach has been going over the complaints in his head. He plans to take them into account, and has been re-evaluating some of the aspects of his program."

"I don't know whether some new action will result, but hopefully these player-coach differences can be avoided next year so that we can concentrate on winning." Newmark said.