50 Runners Enter Handicap Today

Jaakko Mikkola will get his first chance to see just how well his cross-country team is shaping up today by means of an all-University cross country meet. Close to 50 varsity and freshman harriers are expected to run the race over the old handicap course. Starting time is 3:30.

Mikkola yesterday listed eight men who have looked particularly good so far this fall. Dave Gregory, Harold Gerry, Bob Swett. Leo Carroll, Steve Sharp, Hugh Maguire, Emil SanSouci, and Clark Coggeshall came in for the special praise.

Mikkola refused to name the outstanding freshmen, although he indicated that this may be the strongest group of distance runners at Harvard in many years. The freshmen will get a five minute handicap on the varsity.

The top 12 men in both the varsity and freshman groups will run in the season's first meet a week from today against Boston College, Holy Cross, and Rhode Island.