Favored Varsity, '56 Track Teams Meet B.U. Today

Depth figures to tell the story again today when track team meets the Crimson in Briggs Cage at 1:30 p.m. Despite the Terriers' numerous stars, the Crimson is a slight favorite.

Yardling track men will open their season in a meet that will be run off simultaneously. The B.U. freshman squad has much of the New England prep and high school talent of last year and will have a decided advantage over Al Wilson's Yardlings.

The Crimson will be at about the same strength as last week, when it topped Rhode Island. Recent injuries suffered by Dwight Black in the shot and weight, and, Renny Little in the 600, will hurt the Crimson, however. Hal Gerry will be back in the two-mile, but has worked out very little so far because of illness.

Potential B.U. winners include Bill Smith in the 600, John Kelly in the mile and two-mile, and Bill Blair, an outstanding hammer thrower and shot putter. Jim Hescock, who has topped 6'4" in the high jump, will also be favored.

The Crimson looks stronger in the dash, hurdles, pole vault and broad jump.

Varsity Coach Bill McCurdy figures that his squad should be able to take a lot of the second and third places and may well challenge B.U. in some of the events in which it is favored.

The Yardling standouts at this point should be Al Wills and Dave Alpers, both of whom proved their ability during the cross country season. Otherwise, however, Wilson's squad is an unknown and untested quantity.