Boardmen Compete in BAA; Weight Heavers Vie in Cages

Trackmen are inaugurating the new term with a lusty plunge into competition. There will be three meets today: weight heavers from all over will put on a matinee performance in the cages at Soldiers Field; Freshmen are on a jaunt to Andover, and an aggregation of Varsity men will enter the Boston A. A. games at the Garden tonight to groom for the Quadrangular meet in two weeks.

Highlight for Harvard men at the Garden will be the invitation mile relay run against Yale. Although Eli has not been too strong in this foursome, Coach Jaakko Mikkola refuses to underrate their strength. Maddon, the Blue anchorman, is a steady runner; he clipped off a 50 flat in the Millrose meet. There is always the possibility, even a probability in this case, that Yale has a new man or two up in its bag of tricks.

Relay at Garden

Jaakko has entered Joe Donnelly, Jim Lightbody, Hobie Lerner, and Frank McKechnie in the relay. Don Donahue is probably being held as a counter surprise in case Yale enters a "dark horse." He would take McKechnie's place as he did at the Millrose games. This would be the same team that shone so well in New York last Saturday, despite the just position of the flashily brilliant Princeton eight-lappers.

The story is not as happy for the two rolle relay; the Crimson is definitely the underdog. Eddie Childs, Bob Bruodags Bill Young, and Bob McLaughlin will be stopping among the fustest company is the East. Manhattan College, New York University, Holy Cross, and Fordham are the strong four in the five cornered run.

Don Donahne is entered in the high hurdles, Bob Partlow and Johnnie Bunker in the high jump. Partlow cleared six feet in the K. of C. meet, but Hunker, a six footer of yore who should have the bamboo up to six feet, two inches by now, has yet to hit his stride. Donahne has been running well and in smooth form; he will have real competition is Shields of Yale and may be pushed to as extraordinary time.

Steve Madey will probably be vying with Tom Lussen of Yale in the pole-vault. Lussen topped the timber at 12 feet, 6 inches at the Mill rose games. Steve was right up with him through 12 feet, but his pole broke when he was on the verge of adding the extra half foot.

Smith to Run

Entering the 50 yard dash is Charlie Smith, both his legs well taped. Charlie pulled one leg in the Heptagonal meet last year, went right on running until Jaakko sent him with the team to England--where he pulled a tendon in his other leg.

Weight throwers from nearby colleges and even one from Bowdoin are entered in the open competition for "useful sterling silver prizes." George Downing Howard Mendel, Nat Heard, and Dick Pflster are among the Harvard men in the events which will be held in the two cages. Admission is free.

An exam harried group of Yardlings will battle the high spirited Andover crew in the latter's home cage and these two facts should give the Freshmen a ten point handicap. The Crimson is strong in the dashes and runs, depending largely on the support of Doug Pirnie, Don Forte, Ted Graves, Paul Johrde, Fred Phinney, and Ray Guild for points.