Cross Country Team Faces Indians Today

Suffering from colds, and smarting from their loss to the University of Massachusetts last Friday, Coach Bill McCurdy's cross-country runners will journey to Hanover today to face a favored Dartmouth squad.

The Indians present a strong team with more depth than any that the Crimson has faced to date. Headed by senior Walt Clarkson, it is heavily supported by two Norwegian runners, Pete Jebsen and Magne Johnson.

Gerry Meets Clarkson

But McCurdy is hopeful that his team may upset the Green. The meet will probably hinge on captain Hal Gerry, who will meet Dartmouth's Clarkson for the third time. Gerry defeated him last fall, but Clarkson came back to outrun Gerry in a two-mile indoor meet last winter.

Other Crimson runners on whom McCurdy is depending include Roland San Soucie, Don French, Frank Nahigian, Bill Engs and Paul Beck. Maguire, first against Brown, will run, but a bad cold is expected to keep him out of the scoring.

Freshmen Favored Slightly

The freshman squad will probably face its toughest meet of the year today. Both the Crimson and the Indian teams are undefeated. Captain Bill Morris, Dave Maclean, Dick Wharton, Jim Cairns, Phil Williams and Bob Holmes carry most of the Crimson hopes.

The Yardling squad, which has defeated Providence, B.C., Brown and the University of Massachusetts freshman teams, is rated a slight favorite to win. But the Indians' Doug Brew, who broke the course record two weeks ago, heads a team with unusual depth.