Crimson Harriers to Run In Triangular Meet Today

The varsity cross country team journeys to New York today to run against two relatively weak squads, Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania. Speaking candidly of the triangular meet, coach Bill McCurdy said "I do not expect it to be any sort of a contest. We're better than they are."

McCurdy's evaluation is based on the unbeaten record of his harriers over the early part of the season. The varsity, led by Eddie Meehan and captain Ed Hamlin, has beaten highly-rated Cornell and a tough Brown squad in upset victories. The Crimson harriers also romped over a weak Boston University team.

Of its two opponents, McCurdy's runners will have less trouble with the host team, Columbia. The Lions just don't have enough strength to figure in the meet at all.

Penn poses no real threat as a team, but the Quakers boast one distance man in captain Dick Fausett who could give Meehan and Hamlin a fight for individual honors.

Fausett beat Hamlin as a freshman, but lost to the varsity captain in last year's contest. A season-long cold has caused Hamlin to raise practice sessions and could give him some trouble today.

But as a team, the Crimson should have no problems and McCurdy had admitted that the squad is already looking ahead to Tuesday's big match with the University of Massachusetts.

The most outstanding characteristics of this year's distance team has been its great depth. In past seasons, McCurdy has been lucky to field five top-fight runners. At present, he is faced with the prospect of the "big two" (Meehan and Hamlin) followed by a large number of solid performers.

Because of this host of talent, the starting team has not been fixed but tends to vary from meet to meet. "We're still in the process of finding out what we have," McCurdy explains. "I just hope we continue to win while we're doing it."

Against Penn and Columbia, McCurdy should be able to experiment to his heart's content without endangering the unbeaten record of his hard-running