UNIVERSITY TRACK TEAM ENTERED IN FOUR RELAYS

The University track team will enter nine men in the second annual indoor Intercollegiates, which take place next Saturday night in Madison Square Garden. The following men will compete in the 2-lap, 3-lap, 6-lap, and medley races: W. J. Bingham '16, A. Biddle '16, J. Coggeshall '18, F. T. Donahue '18, H. W. Minot '17, T. R. Pennypacker '16, E. A. Teschner '17, W. Willcox, Jr. '17.

The 2-lap and 3-lap relay teams will be chosen from the present short distance relay team. Teschner has been the leading-off man for the 390 distance so far this winter. He was slow in rounding into shape, but his ability in the race against Cornell and lately against the B. A. A. has shown that he is now at the top of his form. His racing experience and fast starting make him a valuable man for the important first position as he gets a lead over his opponent as a rule at the first corner, which he can maintain by his speed the rest of the way. The second man has been Pennypacker, who has worked consistently for three years and finally seems to have developed the speed and strength necessary to carry him the distance in fast time. He is large and heavy, but has acquired experience which enables him to take advantage of any errors on the part of his opponent, and a remarkable ability in taking the corners without decreasing his speed. Willcox has been the third man. He has overcome the difficulty in negotiating the corners which he had last year and is now running faster than ever. His unfortunate spills last Saturday against the B. A. A. team were due to his spikes working loose and not to any carelessness on his part. He has encountered some speedy opponents in previous races this winter and has invariably gained several yards on them. He is a hard runner and goes out with the idea of beating his man by as long a distance as possible. Captain Bingham has been the anchor man on both the short distance and long distance teams. His gameness and general all-round racing qualities, which place him as one of the best of college middle distance runners, are well known. Thus far this season Meredith has been the only man who has been able to beat him at either the 390 an 880 distance. There is a possibility that Minot or Biddle may figure in either of these events, provided any of the regulars are laid up.

The 6-lap relay will be picked from Bingham, Biddle, Minot, Coggeshall, and Donahue. Minot has been running well this winter and recently won the 300-yard race at Hartford, and performed exceptionally well in the race against Yale at the B.A.A. games. Biddle has displayed ability at the middle distance which makes him a dangerous opponent. Coggehell was captain of the Freshman team first year and although it is his first variety season he has already shown that he is a dependable half and one miler. He has a long easy stride, uses good judgment, and has a beautiful spurt at the finish. His work against Yale at the B. A. A. games was of high order. Donahue, due to his being unclassified last year, is as yet practically untried in Harvard running. He was on the University second short distance team which raced Wesleyan at the B. A. A. games.

The medley relay team is to be chosen from all the entrants. From the abundance of high-class performers which Coach Donovan has entered, a very fast aggregation should be gotten together. No other definite information can be given about the make-up of this team.

It is a pity that the Harvard-B.A.A. relay race was a fiasco, due to Willcox's tumbles, as a fair estimate could be gained as to how fast the Harvard quartet is travelling at the present time. In its other races it has won handily, only being beaten by the speedy Pennsylvania team. The 2-lap and 3-lap relays should turn out to be the closest and most interesting races. At present the University and the Pennsylvania quartet are the favorites, but Cornell will put up stiff opposition. The 6-lap and medley relays should also be good races. The University will have a tough fight in these last two, as Yale, Princeton, and Cornell all have fast teams entered.

It is doubtful whether either of the teams entered in the pole-vault or shot-put will make the trip.

It is expected that nearly 800 athletes, representing a total of 13 colleges, will take part in the Intercollegiate meet.