Crimson Runners Favored Against Strong B.U. Team

One of the strongest B.U. track teams in the last ten years will face the varsity this afternoon in Briggs Cage. The visitors expect to win, but, then, so do the Crimson runners. The odds seem slightly to favor Harvard.

Bill McCurdy's freshmen meet the B.U. Jayvees. Both meets start at 1:30 p.m.

B.U. has enough individual strength and team depth to win. It can match the Crimson man for man in the field events and most of the running events. The spot where it seems most likely to fall down is in the relays. If the Crimson sweeps there, an expected, a close meet could be turned into a decisive win for Harvard.

Leading the B.U. runners will be sophomore distance man John Kelly, who will be slightly favored over Dave Gregory in the two mile, and Bill Smith. Al Collins, and Jim Cameron in the 1000. Smith is a freshman sensation who won various Massachusetts High School titles last year, while Cameron is one of the strongest 1000 men in this area. Kelly is expected to double in the mile but will be a definite underdog to the Crimson's Dave Cairns.

B.U. has fair strength in the dash and hurdles and may be able to pick up quite a few points in these events. Charlie Durakis, Bob Twitchell, and Ed Grutzner and Ronnie Berman in the 600 should, however, be able to hold their own.

Terrier Star

Cliff Blair will be the man to watch in the field events. The Terrier star has been boomed as a possible world's 35 pound weight record breaker. Blair made several tosses in the past week close to the world's record, but probably won't round into form for a couple of more weeks. Blair will be backed by Irv Black and Jim Lang, both of whom have thrown over 50 feet.

B.U. has strong men in the broad jump, high jump, and Blair again in the shot. All this points to a close meet, but unless something goes wrong, the home team should win by around ten points.