The past year in athletics has been an exceptionally successful one. The baseball and crew seasons are of course not yet finished; but other Harvard teams have already brought home four intercollegiate championships, and two sectional championships. In football, hockey, cross-country, and soccer, Harvard teams were the undisputed title holders; the rifle team was the winner of the eastern division of the shooting league; and the lacrosse team the winner of the northern division in its league. The track team, although it lost to Yale by a narrow margin, defeated Cornell, and fell but three points short of winning the intercollegiate meet. Teams in the minor sports not mentioned here have not been so strong.

What may be expected of the five major sport teams in next year's contests is outlined below. Hockey appears for the first time in the major sport classification this year, the long agitation over it having been brought to a head in the spring and its advancement from the minor sport category recommended by the Student Council and approved by the Athletic Committee.

Hockey Seven Loses Only Two Men.

With only two regular members of last winter's championship hockey seven lost by graduation, the prospects for next year are more than usually bright. Captain H. B. Gardner in goal, and A. M. Goodale at coverpoint are the losses. The forward line which started against Yale in the last game of the year will return intact, and W. A. Willetts '14 will form a nucleus for the defence. For the other defence positions W. H. Claflin, Jr., '15, who played coverpoint on his Freshman team and part of last year may be returned to that positions to work with Willetts. Or, as other possibilities, there will be P. M. Brown '15, substitute last year, and A. F. Doty of last year's Freshman team. To fill H. B. Gardner's place at goal the leading candidates will be G. M. Carnochan '14 and C. E. G. Ervin '16. Carnochan was goal on his Freshman team and a substitute on the University squad last winter, while Ervin performed brilliantly on his Freshman seven.

Last year's forward line was composed of Captain A. F. Sortwell '14, S. T. Hopkins '14, M. B. Phillips '15, and W. H. Claflin, Jr., '15. One position may be left open by the removal of Claflin to the defence and all of the men will have to contend with H. C. Morgan '14, P. H. Smart '14 and D. R. Hanson '14, "H" men last year; S. Adams '14 who was on the squad two years ago, but unable to play last year; and the Freshmen. Of these Captain E. M. Wanamaker and D. P. Rumsey appear probable University material.

Crew Material Abundant.

The crew prospects for next year look very promising from the abundance of material which now seems available. From the squad now at New London, only six men will graduate this week, two of whom are coxswains. Besides Captain C. T. Abeles and his brother A. T. Abeles, these men are G. F. Stratton, A. M. Goodale, and E. D. Morgan, Jr., who row 7, 6, and 3, respectively in the eight; and G. vonL. Meyer, Jr., who is rowing 2 in the four-oar. In the competition to fill their places next year, H. A. Murray '15, W. B. Pirnie '15, and E. K. Carver '14 of the four-oar must be considered; as well as H. Mills '14, who rowed on last year's University eight, T. J. D. Fuller '15, W. T. Gardiner '14, and L. Saltonstall '14 who now comprise the second four-oar. Of these men all have rowed before, and all have won their Freshman numerals except Murray, who broke his arm last spring.

Besides these University squad men, the Freshman squad promises to contribute several men of University calibre. The Freshman crew at present is composed of very large men, and is a strong crew. C. E. Schall, E. W. Soucy, and A. T. Lyman in particular, are large men who should sooner or later find places in the University crew, while Captain D. P. Morgan and stroke L. S. Chichester, although smaller, are extremely good oarsmen.

A Well-Balanced Track Team.

The material available for next year's track team seems to promise a well-balanced aggregation, rather than one abounding in performers. There are a few men far above the average, but the main strength of the team will lie in the steadiness rather than phenominal ability of most of its members. Of the 17 point-winners in the Yale meet, 6 will be lost by graduation, and of the 8 who placed in the intercollegiates, 4 will not return. The men lost by graduation are, generally speaking, the strongest on the team, so that the weakness thus caused will be greater than usual. But the remaining material is excellent, and many men who have not been heard from at all this year may be expected to develop rapidly.

In the 100 and 220-yard dashes W. B. Adams, the best man, has graduated; but R. Tower '15 may be counted upon to fill his place well. Among the other likely candidates are J. I. Abbott '14, J. L. Foley '15, and E. H. Mahan and W. Rollins of the Freshman team.

In the quarter-mile, Captain Barron may be expected to show even better form than he did this year. He is one of the fastest of college runners, and may always be depended upon. With J. C. Rock '15 as second man, and with F. J. O'Brien '14, W. J. Bingham '16, and G. Lamont '16 to back up the first two, this should easily be one of the team's strongest events.

The best men in the half-mile are F. W. Koch '14 and F. W. Capper '15. The latter especially may be expected to develop rapidly, and a fast field should be provided by E. P. Stone '15, W. J. Bingham '16 who won the event in the Freshman meet with Yale, and G. Lamont '16 who placed third.

In the mile, H. P. Lawless and H. M. Warren have graduated, leaving the weight of responsibility upon H. G. MacLure '15, who can be counted upon to hear it well. Among the possibilities are A. C. Hawkes '14 and W. W. Kent '16, the latter the fastest man in this event on the Freshman team. In the two-mile, R. St. B. Boyd '14, who won this event against Yale, remains the standby. With the assistance of B. S. Carter '15, F. H. Blackman '14, B. V. Zamore '15, and W. Edgar '16, the team should continue very strong in the distance runs.

In the hurdles, the departure of Captain Cummings weakens the team, but A. L. Jackson '14 will still be here. The most promising other men are T. O. Freeman '14, W. G. Brackett '14, J. O. Johnstone '16, and F. S. Allen '16.