PRINCETON AND UNIVERSITY EVENLY MATCHED

Forecasts indicate that the meet between the University track team and the Princeton team which is to be held on Soldiers Field tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock will be the closest in which the Crimson runners will take part this year. The Yale team, which defeated the University last Saturday by a margin of eight points, won over Princeton by the same margin the week before. In the Yale-Princeton meet, however, second place only counted two points, instead of three as in the University-Yale meet last Saturday. If it had counted three it would have increased Yale's margin by five points. Comparative scores are, however, unsafe in predicting the outcome tomorrow, since the Princeton team is strongest in the same events as the University team.

In Lourie, who is entered in the 100-yard dash, and in Stevenson, who is in the 220, E. O. Gourdin '21, the mainstay of the Crimson team in the sprints so far this season, will meet two of the best men he has run against this year. Lourie ran second to Feldman of Yale in the 100 two weeks ago, and Gourdin should have little difficulty in beating him to the tape, but Stevenson is a more dangerous competitor. He beat Feldman in the furlong distance in the fast time of 22 seconds, and the chances are that he will be able to repeat this performance in the Stadium tomorrow. It is probable that the points in the two sprint races will be evenly divided.

Quarter Should Go to Tigers

In the quarter and half mile distances the teams are not so evenly matched and Princeton should be able to score heavily. Stevenson, who beat Coxe of Yale in the quarter in 48 2-5 seconds, establishing a new Princeton record, has been doing better time consistently than the Crimson runners, and is conceded first place. The fight in this race will be for second and third place, and Bayard Wharton '22 and Richard Chute '22 will have a job on their hands in beating out Johnson of Princeton. Conover is the favorite in the half-mile race, especially in view of his performance of two weeks ago, when he ran a close third to Campbell and Siemens of Yale in a remarkably fast race. Either H. F. Colt '22 or A. J. Fox '21 should be able to get second place, the other probably taking third.

The results of the mile race will depend a great deal upon the condition of Captain McCulloch, who will place Captain O'Connell of the University team. McCulloch won the race last year, when O'Connell was laid up with a bad ankle, but whether he will be able to repeat again this year is doubtful. He has but recently recovered from a serious illness, and is probably incapable of defeating O'Connell, who is now in top form. Judging by the showing of the other Princeton milers against Yale, when they failed to get a place, the Crimson runners should be able to pick up third place in this race.

Either Rogers or Steers of Princeton will probably be the winner of the two-mile grind, and H. M. Mahon '22 will have to fight to cross the line in second place, as both of the Tiger runners have been doing under ten minutes this spring. Rogers' time against Yale was 9 minutes 42 3-5 seconds, and Steers was close on his heels in second place, defeating Hilles of Yale.

Crimson Hurdlers Favorites

The University hurdlers have a slight advantage over their opponents on paper, but whether they will be able to come through and win the races is a question. Taylor and Massey both made fast time against the Elis, and are both good for at least a second place, Taylor in the low and Massey in the high hurdles.

With the exception of the high jump and pole vault the two Universities stand about even in the field events. Yale's high jumpers had no difficulty in cleaning up all three places in their meet with Princeton, the highest Princeton jumper clearing only 5 feet 7 inches. With C. G. Krogness '21, W. F. Goodell '21, R. W. Fitts '23 and A. K. Murray '23 entered in this event, the Crimson team should be able to repeat Yale's performance against the Tigers.

R. W. Harwood ocC. is almost a sure first place winner in the pole vault, as Princeton has no one who has been doing twelve feet even occasionally. Mitchell Gratwick '21 or T. C. Wales '21 may be able to secure second place, with H. R. Davis a possible contender provided his foot recovers from an injury which he received at Yale.

Gourdin Conceded Broad Jump

Princeton's entries in the broad jump are more formidable, and the University jumpers will do well to secure two places in this event. E. O. Gourdin '21, who did 24 feet 4 inches against Yale last week, can be counted on for first place, but Lourie of Princeton has been doing 23 feet consistently, and stands a good chance of getting second place, while Gray, who has been clearing over 22 feet, is also a possible contender.

The Tiger weight men look stronger than do their team-mates in the other field events, and Princeton will count upon them for a number of its points. Both Speers and Rutan have been doing well over 140 feet in the hammer throw, and J. F. Brown '22, the University's strongest entry in this event,--will have to do better than his previous performances in meets this year if he is to get better than third place. In the shot put, Halsey of Princeton looks like a sure winner, barring mishaps; he has consistently put the shot about three further that the best J. M. Tolbert '22 can do.

It is almost impossible to say what the final score will be. It can be stated, however, that the score will be somewhere between 66 to 51 for the University, and 68 to 49 for Princeton. These scores are the best that either team can hope for, provided the breaks all go one way or the other, but it is probable that it will be much closer than this