The sun., 1919-03-16
HARVARD'S TRACK
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Wars End Brings Many Stars
in Service Back to Col
1ege Sports.
STRONG IN SPRINTS
Crimson Also Looms Up Prom
inently in Field
Tveufa
STRONG IN sPRINTs

CAMBRIDGE, March iS.-rke ssnior
GLASS at the university, which through
war losses has failed TO bolster up the
Crimson track squad materially In the
last few seasons, p - at last come INTO
itp own. H Q. Flower. halfbeok on the
1915 eleven, II Q sprintsr OF merit but 10
really At home IN .hs broad jump. In
1915 Flower set up . record In distance
jumping for the 1919 freshman team:
with Billy Moore running rnate OF
Capt. Eddie Teschner in 1917, Flower
will lead the varsity sprinters this sea-
con. Bill swart. an Exeter athlete OF the
Same class. will give these two plenty
Of competition.
Dana Hutchinson, who lea the 1919
track team, has returned from fiEhtine
with the Foreign Legion Of France and
10 ready to DO his share In the mile. he
will have to 60 hard to catch UP with
Dennis OConreii. the sophomore nier,
who showed Hutchinson some pointers
in the game a. an Exeter representative
several years ago.
From 1870 one man in particular Is
expected 70 give Harvard track boost
r. W. HARDWOOD Of Concord, N. H, has
been making II feet 9 inches In the ball
cage every day, and his teammates look
for we'll over Ia feet when the STADIUM
fisld 10 IN condition.
The Junior class has also been respon'
sible FOR some good middle distance men
d. J, puxxAn, II. d. Costigan and W.
II. Goodwin having all done nne work
with the varsity relay. Dugsan Is
heady runner, who was responsible to Q
,arre degrse for Harvards victory over
the B. A. A. and Yaie's runners. p. T.
Stevenson took third in the 40 yard
dash at New Haven last year. +. F
williams, also third year man. has
til ot ia Z
and the pole vault
O'Connell IL Overton's Successor
Upon the sophomore class will rest .
good share of the responsibility for g
Crimson victory In the intercollegiate
games. First comes d. +. OConnell
who Is looked upon as the logical suo-
csssor Of the tate John Overton of Yale
o'Connell has been adding speed to en-
durancs and now he 10 considered thu
univsrsity's best bet in any dlstanc,
from the half mile to a two-mile run.
f. o. Gourdin IL another member Of
1891 who Is making the upper class mer
take notice. Gourdin formed the fresh
man track team last year with G. G
Krogness. captain Of last years year
lings. He Is ready to make Flower
hustle in the dashes or broad jump
Last year he covered over 30 feet In the
broad jump.
KroEness has not yet Joined his for
mer team mates. but expects to report
in the spring. In 1918 this versatile
star was easily the leading point win
nsr in every meet. Hurdles, sprints
weights and Jumps are his speclaIties
Whether he will prove Of the proper
varsity caliber is yet TO be seen.
Stevens Canvasses Weight Mon.
Capt Stevens, the Crimson strong
man, has been csnvassing for material
in the weights Against Yale and
Princeton last spring he was thn only
Harvard star to capture a first place
taking the lead IN the hammer throw
and second in the shot. C. A. Clark
varsity linesman in 1915 and a promi,
nent member of the victorious hockey
team this season. will also be out foi
honors. q. D. Flynn. '1s. ana G. G
Monk. 81, are other candidates for the
weights. c. F. Bstchelder. who pu
che shot for 1920. Is a varsity oarsmar
and will be unable to take part.