Crimson Track Teams Will Compete With Dartmouth Here This Afternoon

While Cornell and Yale, will be competing against the best in East at the Penn Relays, Harvard, the third member of the Ivy League track triumvirate, will be heavily favored this afternoon to defeat Dartmouth. The dual meet, together with matching freshman events, will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Stadium.

Although all indications seem to point to miserable track conditions, the Crimson is hoping that the wet cinders will have dried enough by meet time for the runners to get a decent work-out. With the Heptagonals only two weeks away, the varsity desperately needs some good competition.

Dartmouth, which perennially is strong in one or two events and miserably weak in the rest, should not give the Crimson much in the way of a contest, but it should be interesting to see the varsity runners battle among themselves in the hurdles, 440, 880, mile, and two-mile run.

All winter Captain Bob Rittenburg and sophomore Joel Cohen fought each other every meet in the 60-yard high hurdles. Outdoors, the competition should be intensified in both the 120 highs and the 220 lows. If the track is good, the time in the highs should be under 15 seconds. These two runners could potentially take one-two in the Hops.

In addition to the hurdles, Rittenburg will have an old grudge to settle with Dartmouth's John Harlor in the broad jump. These two have traded wins ever since their freshman year.

Looking ahead to future meets, McCurdy has decided to double Dick Wharton, his outstanding sophomore half miler, in both the 880 and 440. In the latter race he will have to run against Renny Little, one of the better runners in the Ivy League. Under good conditions these men should push 48 seconds. Dartmouth's Sandy Heath may also offer competition.

Al Wills, who many track observers believe could do under 4:15 for the mile, will probably run against scappy Phil Williams in that distance, with Wills the favorite. Williams, though, gave two very good performances in last week's New England Relays. If the weather is poor, Wills may just run in the 880 against Wharton. The Green's Peter Jebson might give these two a battle in the half.

Don French, next year's cross-country captain, would ordinarily be favored in the two-mile run, but an annoying leg injury should make the race between French and sophomore Dave McLean pretty close. They will be shooting for a 9:45, a very good early season time.

To get some added strength into the sprints, McCurdy has decided to double Little in the 220 and 440. Little's presence should give the Crimson the nod over Micky Stultz of the Green. Norm Bruck might pull a surprise for the varsity in the 100 yard dash.