LINING THEM UP

Although the freshman track team finished its indoor campaign with an unexpectedly one-sided loss to Yale in the triangular meet Tuesday, Coach Al Wilson is looking forward to a "more successful spring season."

Before this year his teams in both indoor and outdoor seasons had never been beaten. But this year's team did not match the quality of his previous two and was plagued by inexperience and injury. In all, it lost three meets, two to prep schools on bad breaks, while winning its other three meets for a .500 season percentage.

The team's strength was concentrated in the 600 yard run, the distances, and the weight threw. Star performers also turned the broad jump and high jump into consistent point makers.

Captain French Anderson was the outstanding individual competitor, starring in the 600, the dash, and the mile relay. Wilson said the the 1:15 time he turned in at practice was "quite good for a freshman." He rated Anderson as one who could easily move up to the varsity next year.

Against Yale and Princeton the only event in which the Yardlings took a first and second was in the two-mile, where Dave Norris and Ralph Perry provided Wilson with a strong combination. These two, however, were not the best distance men. Pete Reider, captain of the fall in 4:34 and also led in the 1000-yard run.

Two promising men in the weight throw made that event "perhaps the best one, in varsity potential," Wilson added. Dave Schein heaved the 35lb. weight 48 feet to edge Charles Janning for the team's best.

John Murphy was one of the three Crimson winners in the Tuesday meet, with a 5ft. 10 in. high jump, making him definitely a varsity prospect, according to Wilson. Another "improved performer" is Tom Zierk in the broad jump. He has vaulted 21 ft. 2 in. and posted several victories.

Bob Storey in the hurdles was a hardluck man, injuring himself in the losing meets to Exeter and Andover and being sidelined for the triangular meet. Behind Anderson in the dash was Art Mayo, another runner hampered by injuries.

The pole vault and the shotput were hurt the most by inexperience, since the team lacked a pole vauiter and the best shotputter dove for the swimming team.

The team suffered its share of reverses. Perhaps with new men from other winter sports, and to continued improvement of his inexperienced freshmen, Wilson said, it will have a better record this spring.