H. A. A. News.

Although there are not many men among the freshman track athletes who have shown first-class form, there promises to be a very good standard of performance at the freshman games. The influence of the Interscholastic Athletic Association is shown by the larger number of men who have proved themselves capable of doing moderately good work. Only two men, Hoyt and Bigelow have had any considerable previous reputation in athletics. Hoyt is probably capable at his best of improving the Harvard record in the pole vault by some inches. Bigelow is rated among the first half-dozen amateur sprinters in the country this year. Both of these men are somewhat out of form at present.

Among the middle distance and mile runners the men are so evenly matched that interesting races are sure to result. In the half there are three or four men who have records better than 2.10. Hennan has so far shown the most promise with the weights. The events in which the least strength has been shown are the broad jump and the bicycle race. In either of these events there is a good chance open, and it is hoped that more men will try for honors in both. Mr. Lathrop would like to see every man in Ninety-eight who has ever ridden a wheel out trying for the games.

Besides the freshmen, a number of last year's team are training for the fall handicaps. Prado and Smith are working at the sprints, Marshall and Bingham at the quarter, and Vincent and Boardman at the half. Bremer, Monroe and Williams are all practicing the hurdles daily. Bremer will probably try both races this year. In the mile walk Drew shows improvement over his work of last spring. All of Harvard's quartet of high jumpers, Paine, Stickney, Chaney and Putnam, intend to enter the games and Mr. Lathrop expects Shea to begin to work with the shot regularly in a day or two.

Of the 53 points won by Harvard at the dual games last year 38 were won by men who are still in college and eligible to compete again.

A letter has been received by the officers of the Athletic Association from George W. Orton of the University of Pennsylvania asking Harvard to enter an intercollegiate cross-country race on Thanksgiving Day with Pennsylvania, Yale, Cornell and Princeton. No answer has as yet been made to the proposition, but on account of the lateness of the season and the fact that Mr. Lathrop is busy with the football men it is hardly probable that the invitation will be accepted for this year.