Eli Freshman Track Team Drops Meet With Yardlings

Eli's men in Blue have been showing Jaakko Mikkola's runners their heels pretty consistently for the last two or three years, but if this year's Yardling track squad is any indication of things to come, the process should be reversed by next season. For the Yale freshman team has just cancelled its non-traditional indoor meet with the Yardling squad. The coach said his men "weren't good enough this year to face Harvard."

The decision was made with good reason. The Crimson's freshman team has won all of it slive indoor meets this winter, and, with the exception of last Saturday's Andover meet, won them all easily.

The team boasts no outstanding stars like those that gave last year's Yardlings a few sure wins in every meet, but has instead unusual depth in every event.

The weight men are outstanding. Ivy Murray, who often looks better than any 16-pound shot thrower on either the freshmen or the varsity, hsdaeehtME freshmen or varsity, heads the group. He has heaved for 47 feet and promises to do better. Dick Walecks can do 48 feet with the 12-pound shot, and last year, while in prep school, handed Andover's Bill Weicker his only defeat in the 35lb. weight. Paul Jones and Jim Walker complete the group competently.

The sprinters are another strong point. Pete Terry, Joe Ratyna, and Pete Dow have been responsible for most of the sprinting points so far, with Dick Johnson running consistently and improving at the same rate. Dow, Ratyna, and Terry also handle the broad jumping effectively. Terry having leapt 22 feet in high school.

Ty Smith shares his time between the hurdles and the high jump. In the latter event he has already topped six feet one three-quarters inches. Mark Noble supports Smith in the hurdles and may better him before the season is through. Neil Stuart and Bill Glendinning round out the group, either able to show up well in competition. Another six feet high jump man is Brian Reynolds. New comer Dan Whitecomb hasn't been in a meet yet, but should rank with Reynolds and Smith when he does get in.

Pole vaulting is one of the team's relatively weak spots. Ed Jacobson can do 11 feet, six inches, but not consistently. He is the only man with experience in the vault. Roy Daley and Milt Hoffer never held a pole in their hands before this fall, but Hoffer has cleared ten feet, six inches and is learning fast.

The individual quality of the team seems to lie in the middle distances, Captain Paul Sheats, who has not lost the 600-yard run this year, heads the group. Phil Meyers is number two 600 man, with Wayne Lowder, John Mishmen and Frank Richards shaping up well. Chuck Oliver, who looked like the best of them, pulled a leg muscle early this year, but was able to run at Andover and is coming back well.

In the mile and two-mile runs, Emil San Soucie and Hubbie MacGuire are outstanding, followed by Bruce Phillips, Jerry MacInnes, Sam Joyce, and Cy Furst.

The unquestionably strong squad should expand and improve when the spring season starts. The material and the spirit are there. But first, they face their last and toughest indoor meet. On the 24th they travel to Exeter, who can match them in all events. But coach Bill McCrdy isn't getting worried. "Why shouldn't we do well?" he asked. "The Exeter boys have only two legs, just like us."