Bulldogs, Star-Studded But Thin, Will Test Track Team Tomorrow

The day before last Saturday's meet with Princeton, Yale track coach Bob Giegengack said woefully, "We are the weakest we have been in a long time." The next afternoon his boys proved him right with a 70-79 defeat, Yale's first track loss to the Tigers in 12 long years.

Only a week before, Bill McCurdy's Crimson runners had demolished Princeton on its home ground by a 95-54 count. So when they take on the Elis in Soldiers Field tomorrow (starting time 1 p.m.), only the competitive spirit bred by tradition is likely to keep the margin slim.

The Elis can count on only three sure victories and two of those will be the doing of Captain Wendell Mottley, a Trinidadian who holds the world indoor record in the 440-yard run. The Crimson doesn't have anyone who can stay near him at that distance, so the Elis are shoo-ins in the 440 and the mile relay.

Another win will almost certainly come from Jerry Hinkle, perhaps the best javelin thrower in the Ivy League. Hinkle threw the spear 218 ft., 7 in. against the Tigers, and that's well out of range of Tom Holcombe's 190 ft. efforts this spring.

The Yale squad has some other fine performers, but, unfortunately for the Old Eli, their Crimson counterparts look a little bit finer.

Sophomore Kim Hill has high-jumped 6 ft., 8 1/2 in., but may well have to settle for second place behind Chris Pardee, who has topped 6 ft., 9 in. Pardee holds a slight edge over the Eli jumper in their meetings thus far and will have something extra going for him in the person of Jack Spitzberg, whose 6 ft., 4 1/2 in. jump on Tuesday will give Hill something to worry about. hammer throw and Chuck Mercein in

Art Croasdale will have his powerful hands full with George Levendis in the the shot, but the Crimson junior rates the favorite role in both duels.

Should Be There

When Mottley tries to add a 220-yard dash victory to his other laurels, Aggrey Awori should be there to stop him. Judging from performances this spring, John Bakkensen is likely to reverse last spring's loss to Levendis in the discus.

Awori shouldn't be pressed in the 100-yard dash, nor should Ohiri in the broad jump and triple jump. Tony Lynch and Spitzberg could sweep both hurdle events, and the middle and long distance runners, paced by captain Ed Meehan, should breeze.