Track Team Opens Year; Routs Army by 34 Points

The varsity track team opened its winter campaign with a 71 1/2-37 1/2 thrashing of a good Army squad in Briggs Cage Saturday. The formful Crimson won everything but the weight events in a poised performance worthy of the Heptagonal crown that Harvard has worn for the past two years.

Sophomore Jim Baker paced the rout with mile and two-mile victories over the best brace of runners on the Cadet squad. Baker took Jim Warner in the mile with a 4:14.5 clocking and set a meet record of 9:20.0 in the two-mile, beating Paul DeCoursey going away. DeCoursey, the Heptagonal cross-country champion, was running his only race of the day.

Frank Haggerty and Jeff Huvelle, two more Crimson sophomores, sandwiched Army veteran Rance Farrell at the finish of the 600, the day's most exciting race. Farrell tired around the last turn and collapsed across the tape, but Haggerty had already pushed by on the outside and Huvelle was only inches behind. All three were clocked in 1:14.8.

Chris Pardee got some stiff competition in the high jump from Cadet sophomore Karl Kremser, but pushed over the bar at 6 ft., 7 3-4 in. on his second try to seal the victory. Pardee also took a second in the broad jump, behind Harvey Thomas's winning leap of 22 ft., 3 1/2 in.

Harvard unveiled a pole vaulter, the first, one around here in many a year, in advanced-standing sophomore Steve Schoonover. Schoonover won the event at 13 ft., 9 in., but failed in an attempt to set a new University record at 14 ft.

Sam Robinson (0:04.6) upset Wayne Anderson in a Harvard sweep of the 40-yard dash. Captain Tony Lynch (0:05.4) led teammate Andy Cahners across the finish in the 40-yard high hurdles.

Sophomore Trey Burns (2:16.6) nipped Jim Smith in the 1000. Army's Warner was a badly beaten third.

Harvard's winning time in the mile-relay was 3:27.3. Howie Foss, Chuck Redman, Ed. Brown, and Smith gave the Crimson a close win in the two-mile relay. The time was 8:12.6.