CROSS COUNTRY MEET TO BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON

The second annual open intercollegiate cross country meet will be held this afternoon on the flat course along the Charles River. Teams from Harvard, Clark College, Holy Cross, Northeastern, Springfield, and New Hampshire will compete for the cup offered first last year by Dennis O'Connell '21, former Harvard track captain. The entry of five colleges besides Harvard is an increase of two over last year, when the only entries for the meet were Connecticut Agricultural College, Springfield, and New Hampshire.

Harvard has entered 20 men; Clark College, eight; Holy Cross, nine; Northeastern, 28; Springfield, 20; and New Hampshire, 51. There is no limit to the number of entries a college may make, but only five men from each team will be counted for the team's score. Harvard will be a competitor only for individual honors.

The meet is held in order to promote cross country as a competitive sport, and to give a chance to those men who otherwise would have no opportunity to compete in intercollegiate meets. Thus no University teams are eligible, but seconds may run, and also Freshmen, if the coaches wish. This afternoon, only the Harvard second squad will compete in the meet. The race will be held over the long course, which is about 4 1-2 miles. It comprises the Freshman course and about the first mile of the University course, making what is known as the flat course.

This afternoon there will be a Freshman interdormitory cross country run. The first ten men to place will run against Yale, while the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth will receive a gold, silver and bronze medal respectively.