Evening star., 1941-03-16
Cavaliers Strongest
Rival for Honors
kV.P.I. Squad
W. & |. Regarded Weak
In Field Events for
Title Meet in May
By the Associated Press.

oS tHt ASSOCldIeQ PTeSS.
RICHMOND, Va, March 15.-Vir-
ginia's perennial track champions
are coming up with another strong
Well-balanced team this season and
should retain the Big Six crown
in the annual meet to be held at
Lexington in May.
The Cavaliers have been beaten
only twice by State rival in the
history of the sport, the first time
coming about 20 years ago when
Washington and Lee outpointed the
Cavaliers and the other four years
ago when the flying feet of Merrill
Pasco in the dashes and the prowess
of Dick Strickler in the weights
helped V. M. l. stage an upset vic
tory.
Virginia showed considerable
strength in indoor meets this season
by finishing second both in the nom
conference division of the Southern
Conference meet and in the Mary
1and-5th Regiment games in Balti-
more.
Cavalier Squad Star-Packed.
Brightest of the Cavalier stars are
Billy Suhling, who tied for first in
the high jump in the conference
tournament with a leap of feet
inches; Lee Mclaughlin, shot
putter who placed in both the
Chapel Hill and Baltimore games,
his best heave in the former being
As feet 51a inches; Edward Camp
bell. who won the 60-yard dash, and
Tommy Todd, who won the high
hurdles at Chapel Hill, and Beverly
Tucker, ace half-miler.
The Cavaliers strongest rival for
State honors this season may be
Virginia Techs Gobblers, who have
several outstanding new men coming
up from 1940's big Six" freshman
champs.
Twelve of Is lettermen of last year
are back in uniform.
Chief among the soph candidates
Is Paul McMullin of Richmond, win
ner of 18 straight races last season
in sprints and hurdles and holder
OF the high hurdles and 220 in the
flrSt-year meet in 1910.
Seven Lettermen at v. MI.
Returning Tech lettermen include
Bruce Bise and Jim Ball. high jump;
Bon Moffett, Andy Todd and Vic
Monta, weight events; Charles Ellis
and G. P. Smith, hurdles; Jim Wool
wine, sprints; Henry Lowe and Sam
Spangler, 440; Bill Shipe. $50, and
John Selby, distance events.
Only seven lettermen are avail
able at V. M. I. The small squad is
not balanced, with the main strength
in the middle distances and shotput
Offset by shortage OF sprinters,
jumpers and hurdlers
Capt. Charles lockwood, Big Six"
$50 champion, and sophomore Joe
Muha, runner-up for the conference
indoor shotput championship, are
outstanding.
Other lettermen are Jimmy Dale,
l and 2 miles; Billy Walker, shot;
Frank Louthan, 440; Warren Pike,
pole vault; Meriwether Jones, $50;
Jack billiard, dashes and broad jump.
w. and L. Strong on Track.
Besides Muha, promising sophs
include Tom McGraw, javelin; Bill
Mcclure, 440; Rudolph Tauskey, 2
miles, and Billy Romm, hurdles.
BoSh Pritchard, Sprinter, and
Charley Chewing, miller, both
freshmen stars two years ago, will
be available this season.
Washington and Lee will be strong
in track events, but weak in the
field, especially in the weights.
Standouts include Cliff Muller, half
miller who recently broke the Madi-
son Square Garden record; Bill and
George Murray, middle distance
twins. Bert Nelson, dashes, and
Charley Gilbert, pole vaulter. The
relay team, composed of Muller, Bill
Murray, Bill Jennings and Bud Yeo-
mans, will be fast. Bill Soule, star
hurdler, will be lost to the squad
due to torn knee ligaments.
William and Mary will have a
fairly strong squad built around
such aces as Matt Crawford, sopho-
more pole vaulter, who did 13 feet
6 inches in Baltimore; Phillip
Thomas, dash man, and Harry Mai
son, 440 specialist.
Capt. Hal McVay, with the shot;
Clinton Moore, pole vaulter; Owen
Gro ltreN ho1f miller ond Rnhert