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experts in forecasting the mile
winner, so evenly matched is the
field and so badly jumbled is pre-
race dope. Browning Ross. oi
Villanova, who hung up the exist.
ing record OF 4:13.7 two years ago
and Wade are in the nine-mar
field slated to go to the starting
line. Either could win, with Wade
expected to be in the pink after
last weeks mile triumph in the
Brooklyn K. Of G. games.
Carl Joyce, Georgetown fresh
man, hailed as the greatest school
boy prospect since Ted Meredith s
day, and Per Andersen, a trans
planted Norwegian now studying
at Alfred University, are another
pair of dark horses who might
scramble the dope. Griffith says
there isn't runner in the race
who hasn't chance of winning.
1t depends on which has the best
night and the best racing luck.
But clockers who follow the
speedsters religiously look for ALI
Holmberg Of Sweden, now a Ten
nessee U. freshman; Don Gehr-
mann of Wisconsin and John
Twomey Of the Illinois A. c. to
pluck off the three top places.
Twomey, National AAU 1900
meters champion last year, won
his crown in 3:526. That blister
ing pace would take him a mile in
just about 4:08-good enough to
win on almost any indoor track.
Gehrmann, however, was unde-
feated in 1919 and track followers
remember that his first pop out
of the box last winter was a win
in the Millrose Games Wana-
maker mile in 4:09.5. # he repeats
that form on the longer, smoother
Armory floor. he might be even
faster. but swift enough, at any
rate, to be up with the leaders.
Holmberg won the Sugar Bowl
mile in a fraction of Alb in race
that was expected to give the
dopesters line on the Swede and
rwomey. Twomey. however, was
tripped and knocked out of the
race. but Holnberg's winning
stride was sufficient evidence that
he must be recokned with in mile
competition this winter.
Enthusiastic reports have beer
received from the coaches of all
the milers. Andersen was running
neck and neck with Georgetown's
Carl Joyce in the IC4A cross
country championship when he
got stitch" near the finish ano
had to drop out. Coach j. A
McLane of Alfred thinks he's
ready to run a Ais mile. Coach
Guy Sundt of Wisconsin reports
that Gehrmann's cross-country
work, which gave him the Big
Ten championship, has him ready
for tough campaign.
Ross was second to Holmbere
in the Sugar Bowl and might have
needed that race for a tune-up
Coach Jumbo Elliott guarantees
he'll be ready for the test tomor-
row.
It's Best Field Ever.
Charley Moore of Cornell, Sor
of the former Olympic hurdler
Chip Moore, drew the all-im-
portant rail position in the 600
yard race, and it might be just
the edge needed to give him the
laurels. But with Gentleman
George" Guida of Villanova, last
years winner and record holder
for the event at 1882, in the No
2 lane and long -striding Hert
McKenley, the 1948 winner, ir
No. 3, it'll be a real race. Charley
Slade, Seton Halls great fiat track
runner who shaded 40 seconds or
his quarter-mile lap in the Brook
lyn <. of c. mile relays last week
and George Rhoden of Morgan
States conqueror of McKenley
round out the field. Here, again
it might be easier to explain Elm
STEMS theory than pick the win.
ner.
Nowhere this winter will track
fans see a finer field than thai
assembled at the Armory tomor.
row night. The diversified pro.
gram, Siarting at PM, will offel