FORECAST OF MAJOR SPORTS

Following are forcersts of the five major sports making some attempt to indicate what the strength of next year's teams will be:

Heavy Losses in Track.

Through graduation Harvard will lose seven men who scored 19 of the 41 3-5 points in the Cornell dual track games, 16 of the 37 1-2 points in the Yale meet, and 4 of the 11 points secured in the Intercollegiates. This is an unusually heavy loss, a loss which will force Captain F. W. Capper '15 to the utmost in his efforts to develop a well-balanced and uniformly strong combination for next year's meets.

The most severe loss, of course, will be that of W. A. Barron, Jr., '14, who scored 6 points at Ithaca, 10 against Yale, and 4 in the intercollegiates, R. St. B. Boyd '14, finished third in the two mile against Cornell, and won the event with Yale. A. L. Jackson '14, secured eight points in the Cornell games, and one with Yale. Other point winners who leave are T. O. Freeman '14, and W. G. Brackett '14, who finished second and third respectively in the high hurdles at Cornell.

In the dashes next year, Harvard will have J. L. Foley '15, and W. Rollins '16. Of these, Foley scored against Yale, and reached the semi-finals in both events in the Intercollegiates. The Freshmen will send up E. A. Teschner '17 who is unusually fast in the sprints and should score heavily next year. In this quartet, Harvard has a splendid set of dash men, and should atone for past weaknesses in these events.

The quarter-mile finds the University well fortified, with W. J. Brigham '16, A. Biddle '16, and T. B. Pennypacker '16 Of these men, Bingham, is easily the best having been clocked in 48 4-5 seconds at Cornell. Of the Freshmen, W. Willcox Jr., '17 is the best, and since he has also done 48 4-5 seconds, he should make another point-winner.

Captain Capper will have no trouble in taking care of the half next year, but there are no others who can be sure of placing. In the mile and two-mile runs, Harvard will be weak. B. S. Carter '15 and C. Southworth '15 are best in the latter event, Southworth scoring in the Yale meet this year and Carter last year. W. W. Kent '16 and H. G. MacLure '15 are the strongest in the mile event. The former was prevented from entering the meets this spring because of an injury.

For the low hurdles there will be F. S. Allen '16 and H. St. J. Smith '15. The former scored at Ithaca and reached the semi-finals in the Intercollegiates, while the latter unable to run in the frist meets because of his injured leg, would have scored in the Intercollegiates, had not his old injury put him out of the running in the semi-finals, In addition, W. A. Mcanix uC., who has made fast times in both hurdle events will be eligible to compete next year. Along with Meanix in the high hurdles there will be M. P. Robinson '15, who showed up strongly in the final meet of the year. On the whole Harvard will be strong in the two dashes, the quarter and half fairly strong in the hurdles and weak in the distance events.

In the field Harvard's greatest strength will be in the high and broad jumps and the pole vault, while the weight events will show a weakness. J. B. Camp '15 should continue to excell in the pole vault, for he won the event against Yale and tied for first in the Intercollegiates. His chief aids will be M. L. Greeley, Jr., '15, G. G. Haydock '16, and L. G. Richards '16. The latter won a place in the Yale meet.

J. O. Johnstone '16, is sure to score heavily in the two jumping contests. He should come very close to winning either or both events in any meet, and he should be good for seven or eight points in the Intercollegiates. B. Randall uC., who has jumped six feet, will be eligible to contest next year, and will easily prove a strong addition.

H. S. Sturgis '15 is the best of the hammer throwers. He showed ability when he finished among the six who qualified for the finals of the Intercollegiates and should be a paint-winner next year. The shot-put is weak, for no one was able to make a sufficient distance to land among the winners of the Intercollegiates. C. E. Brickley '15 and H. R. Hardwick '15, however, should continue to take points in the dual meets.

Baseball Most Encouraging.

The prospects for a good baseball team next year, while not as bright as this year, are exceedingly good. The team will lose five men by graduation. These men are Clark at second. Wingate at shortstop, Milholland in the outfield, Osborn catcher and Hitchcock in the box. The greatest gaps to be filled will be those left at shortstop by Captain Wingate and at second base by Clark.

The backstop problem next year should not be as great as this season as J. B. Waterman '15 has developed into a reliable catcher and may be counted upon to do good work in that position next year. In addition to Waterman, Harte, the first string catcher of this year's Freshman team will be available. Besides being a steady catcher, Harte is exceptionally strong at the bat and should be of great value to the team for that reason.

For the position of second base, made vacant by Clark's graduation. Captain Abbott of the 1917 team will be a strong candidate. In addition to Abbot, F. G. Fripp '16 will be available. Fripp has alternated between the outfield and infield this season, and is an exceptionally good fielder, although a tride weak at the bat. Reed of the Freshman team will be a strong candidate for shortstop as will M. G. Phillips '15, the captain of the second team.

All of the Freshman outtielders will be given a chance to fill in Milholland's place in centre field. With the rest of the team intact, the outlook for next season is exceedingly bright. Coach Sexton will be here for two more years, and with his system firmly established as it will be next year, the 1915 team should be one of the best in the history of baseball at Harvard.

Second Crew Will Help.

This year's "H" men to graduate are Captain Reynolds, Chanler, Gardiner, and Saltonstall, rowing bow, stroke, and No. 2 in the first and bow in the second respectively. Curtis, No. 7 in the second crew is the only other Senior on either of the first two boats. The second crew this year is exceptionally good and there should be little difficulty in filling the positions vacated in the University boat next year. Lund is fast becoming a stroke of more than average calibre, while Morgan and Talcott are keen candidates for No. 3.

The Freshman eight, though light, will send up several good men who are sure to make the competition hard. Chief among these are Brown and Cabot for the stern positions, and Ely and Stebbins for 5 and 6 respectively. On the whole, prospects are good for a crew at least as heavy as this year's, and probably taster, because so many of the men have been together this year.

Five Hockey Regulars Gone.

To win from Yale in hockey has become a well-established custom at Harvard, for it has been six years since a University team has lost a Yale series. Since 1901, when the dual contests were established, Harvard has won eleven series to three for Yale, taking in all fifteen of the twenty-one games played.

Nine of the thirteen men who played for the University in the Yale hockey series are members of the class of 1914, leaving but one man in the defence and three on the offence for next year's seven. The regulars who will be lost through graduation are J. G. M. Carnochan, Jr., S. P. Clark, S. T. Hopkins, P. H. Smart, and Captain Willetts. Only two of those remaining played on the team regularly, these being W. H. Claflin '15, who will lead the seven next year, and M. B. Phillips '15.1