Crimson Distance Men Must Whitewash Tiger Challengers in Dual Meet Today

"We somehow have to keep them from nullifying our potential strength." Harvard track coach Bill McCurdy said Wednesday as he prepared the Crimson cindermen for today's dual meet at Princeton.

That potential strength-derived from depth in the broad jump, the javelin, the hammer, the 440 hurdles, and the long distance events-must counterbalance the Tigers' edge in the sprints, the high jump, and the relays if harvard is to even its dual record at 1-1.

Two events-the 880 and the two-mile-are crucial to the Crimson's strategy today. If the Harvard distance men are unable to overwhelm the Princetonians, the meet could go down to the final two relays.

"The relays are a pretty patched-up affair for us." McCurdy said, referring to injuries that have sidelined Ed Diamond and Howard Wilson. "You're going to see some worried Crimson-types if we have to win one of them." Neither Tiger four-some was beaten during the indoor season.

Rollin' Round

But the Crimson should theoretically be far enough ahead by the time that the relays roll around that the meet's last two events will be anti-climatic.

Jon Enscoe has recovered from an injury and will rejoin captain Keith Colburn and senior Roy Shaw in the mile and 880 today, while Dave Pottetti, Mike Koerner, and Tom Spengler will aim for a 1-2 finish in the two-mile.

Noel Hare and Bob Galliers will go after the top two spots in the broad jump. But the Tigers' Jim Reilly and Gene Halton are likely to whitewash their Crimson counterparts in the high jump.

NCAA weight titlist Ed Nosal is heavily favored in the hammer, but he will need a clutch performance to oust Princeton's Steve Saner in the shot and discus. Frank Champi and Richie Szaro appear impregnable in the javelin for Harvard.

Princeton's flock of sprinters-headed by Herm Stevenson, who has a 9.6, clocking in the 100 to his credit-present something of an obstacle to Chris Alvord and company. Stevenson should take the 100 and 220, and the Tigers' Rich Levandowshi is favored in the 440.

About the only short-distance running that Harvard can count on for points is the 440 hurdles, where Walter Johnson and Ben Lounsbury have a good chance to shut out the Tigers.