Crimson-Eli Tracksters Face English

The word that jumper Chris Ohiri was injured in yesterday's practice makes the outcome of today's dual track meet against Oxford and Cambridge a little less certain, but the combined forces of Harvard and Yale should win the contest nevertheless. A victory for the Americans at London's White City Stadium would tie the 40 year-old series at ten wins apiece.

The 16 Crimson stars on the team left for England on June 4, and have been practicing at Cambridge University since their arrival. They had had no practice for several weeks before departure, and have hopefully recovered from their exam lay-off.

If Ohiri is unable to compete, Oxford's Mike Ralph will probably win both the broad jump and the triple jump; only three other Englishmen seem sure to win (and two of them are Harvard graduates).

Crimson entries will probably win five events. Sprint ace Aggrey Awori should win both the 100 and 220 yard dashes, but he will face stiff competition in the latter from Oxford's Adrian Metcalfe, a former Olympian. Blodgett will probably edge Awori and Hank Hatch in the high and low hurdles, but Awori could easily win the broad jump if he is not too tired.

Another certain victor will be sophomore John Bakkensen, University record holder in the discus. Only Yale's George Levendis will threaten Bakkensen. An interesting note will be the performance of freshman Chris Pardee, who has leaped 6 ft. 6 in. in the high jump.

The meet is scored on a first-place basis. Harvard and Yale ran away with the meet two years ago, collecting eleven victories to four for the English. Although the meet should be closer, the Americans should win again.