The sun., 1908-03-22
HARVARD SPRING TRACK WORK,
The Crimson Is Hue Regarding Outcome
Of Meet With the Blue.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, March 2i.-Harvard
spring track work began last Monday, Ehen
a large squad reported on Soldiers REID
The track Is not yet In sufficiently good condl-
ton 10 admit Of its use, but the runners are
worked out under the Stadium, where the
ground, composed largely Of cinders' mas
been rolled, and affords fairly good footing.
The straightaway OF ?2O yards probably viii
he NJ for use toward the end Of the week, ana
1t is expected that the whole track VIII De III
condition by the first Of next week
The event for which the track men are
chiefly training at present is the interclass
handicap games. which will be held on April
# and April n respectively. This will hnish
the work for the present term. During the
Easter recess there will be no track work,
and the men will be allowed to return TO
their homes, but they will he expected to Keep
strict training. The Dartmouth dual meet
will be held on May q, and the dual meet with
Yale on May 10. The intercollegiate games
on May 20 and 20 will wind up Harvard
season.
The Harvard coaches are by no means as
optimistio over the track prospects at Cam
bridge az might be supposed. In certain
events the Crimson expects to be strong for
the dual meet with Yale. but in others. notably
the field events, she will be wofully weak,
Cant, Dodge s counted on for first place
in the 2aO yards dash, and for place In the
,Oo wards dash. But barring Dodge the
Crimsons chances for other places In either
of these events are slim. Lockwood, who
won the 100 last year against Yale, although
still In college. Ia unlikely to participate In
the dual meet this year. as he Is down In his
studies. His loss will be heavy one. In the
hurdles Harvard will be stronger than In any
other event. Rand, who won both the hurdles
lsgt season, is again eligible and Is perform
ing better than ever Mason, Gardner ana
Giddlngs are strong men also and should make
sure OF the other places.
In the 40 yard run the Crimson has some
good performers but they are not regarded
as exceptional men. De Selding. Merrihew,
Banchard and Reyes are the best available,
ali sonhomores who did we'll last year on the
freshmen team, The half mile should go TO
Harvard with Van Brunt, Hoyt and Watson
in the running. But the mile and two mile
will probably 90 to Yale. as Harvard has no
good men in these events.
In the field events. exc Jpt in the shot put
Harvards material Is poor. In the shot
Hangs, Little, Stephenson and Burr are
promising men. Stephenson won the inter-
collegiate meet two years ago. but his work
has fallen on since then.
The high jumping material ia mediocre.
None Of the Harvard performers can beat
feet iOH inches at present, and there is not
much likelihood OF any Of them being able to
better his performances. Harwood. Roose-
welt and Pope sIe the men that Harvard will
count on 10 the high jump. The broad
conceded TO Yale. The Harvard coaches
have no hopes OF pulling out any points in
the pole vault with such men as Dray and
Gilbert on the Yale team. and II Yale has any
hammer throwers Of even mediocre ability
they should be able TO beat the best that
Harvard can put into the field
The Harvard coaches are afraid that the
meet this year will be decided the same as II
often has been in meets with Yale. The
Blue will be overwhelmingly superior In the
field events, with Harvard stronger in the
races, but with not enough superiority to
cast the balance. For this reason they are
dence on the part Of the men, and are bending
their rgies TO developing men in the dif-
ferent field events.