At the casual observer's first glance of the track situation at Yale and Princeton, the former would appear to have a decided advantage with its well-rounded team of veterans including starts of the greater magnitude in almost every event. On closer inspection, however, the situation proves to be a more difficult one to solve. Princeton has only six letter men eligible for track this year and yet those men represent the material which produced a very large proportion of the Orange and Black's points last year. Moreover many elements enter into the making of a successful track team in addition to the experienced material on hand at the start of the season.

Probably few examples can be found that show the truth of this statement more fully than the career of last year's University team. And so it seems inadvisable to make predictions of the season's outcome for the University's two most important rivals at this time. The first test of the strength of the Princeton team will be on Saturday when she will meet the University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins in a triangular meet. Yale has no spring trip this year and her first trials will be in the Pennsylvania Relay Carnival at Philadelphia on April 28 and 29. The following accounts of the two teams is based on the work of the individual members during the recent winter season and the past year.

Yale Strong in Middle Distance

Although formidable in almost every branch of track and field, the Blue's greatest strength lies in the middle distance runs, a fact that accounts for the speed of her relay teams, which have already been able to defeat both the University and Freshman quartets during the winter season. In the sprints the Eli's most consistent performer is Feldman, who as a Sophomore last year lost to Gourdin in the dual meet, but defeated him in the Intercollegiate. Looke, winner of last year's Freshman 100-yard dash, and Rosenblatt will also run, while Jordon, the big shot-putter, may be called upon to help out in the dashes.

The 400-yard run which resulted in a clean sweep for the Crimson last year, is apt to be a stronger event for Yale this spring with Chapman, now a Sophomore, eligible to compete. Chapman, former Exeter quarter-miler, defeated both Whaton and Chute in last year's trials for the international meet and ran second to Rudd in the event itself. Vander Pyl and Wilson are two other runners to whom the Blue is looking to win points in the quarter this year.

In the half-mile "Tom" Campbell, star on the 1920 Olympic team, will be ready for his second year as Yale's most consistent point-winner. Campbell was unable to compete in the winter season on account of one of the unfortunate breakdowns which have marked his running career, but is now back in his usual form.

Douglas Strong in Mile

At times Campbell has also run in the mile, but it is probable that he will be saved for the half as Yale has Douglas, former Exeter star, and Bush, former Andover athlete, to depend on. Douglas especially has shown by his work last year, when as a Freshman he won the international two-mile race against Oxford and Cambridge, as well as by his running this season, that he can fairly be reckoned among the fastest men of the country ever any middle-distance stretch. In addition to Douglas either of the Hilles brothers is good at two miles. F. W. Hilles, now a Junior, won this event in the meet against the University last spring at New Haven, while C. D. Hilles was capturing the same event in the Freshman race at Cambridge that day by almost a lap from the nearest Crimson runner.

Anton Hulman, winner of the high and low hurdle races in the Freshman meet last May will this season be the Blue's fastest man in both events. He will have as his running mate Milliken, who collected-five points in the two Freshman hurdle races last year.

Yale's greatest weakness lies in the high-jump and broad-jump. Landon, the Olympic high-jump champion, has graduated, as has Cowles, the broad-jumper. Coach Mack's best men for the latter event seem to be Feldman and Milliken, who though able to secure only third place in last year's Freshman meet, has improved considerably since then.

Captain Gardener, former Hill School athlete, should score heavily for Yale in the pole-vault as he consistently does better than 12 feet and has been over 12 feet 9 inches. He won the event against the University last year but failed to place in the Intercollegiates. Hulman, though forced to clear only 10 feet 6 inches to win the yearling event last May can do sufficiently better to make him a formidable man this year.

Jordan Foremost in Shot-Put

Jordon, winner of last year's shot-put against the Crimson, has put the 16-pound shot nearly 44 feet and stands out as the foremost contestant in this event with Boltwood as the second best man. In the hammer-throw also, the winner of last year's dual meet against Harvard is again eligible. Hudson, who barely defeated Brown of Harvard, will have to do considerably better this year, as the Crimson captain is getting much more distance than he did a year ago. Essilystyn, who won the yearling event by a margin of nearly 20 feet last spring, will also be a good man for the New Haven team this year.

Little is known of the strength which Yale will be able to muster in the javelin and discus throws as neither of these events have ever been held before. It is reported, however, that Into, the football tackle, has been doing consistent work with the javelin and will worry the University entries considerably on May 13.

Tigers Well Represented

At present Keene Fitzpatrick, coach of the Princeton track team, will make no statement as to the prospects, but the winter indoor season should be evidence enough that the team this year will be one of the best that Princeton has ever had. Captain Stevenson, Conger, Taylor and Johnston, who made up the relay team, Thompson, Massey, Huhn, and Hills, a Freshman, are some of the men who did well during the winter.

The Tigers will be well represented in the 440, hurdles, high-jump, broad-jump, shot-put, and hammer, but the other events are at present rather uncertain. Coach Fitzpatrick has not been able to discover any exceptionally promising men for the javelin or discus throws, which events were recently added for intercollegiate competition, but he is developing new material and expects to be able to put some good men on the field.

Prospects for the dashes are exceptionally promising even though Lourie is the only man back from last year's short distance runners. In one of the best 100-yard races of his career, Lourie, at Exeter, barely defeated C. H. Wansker '23, the present University sprinter who was then running for the all-Boston Interscholastic team, in the fast time of ten seconds flat. McKim and Liebman, both from last year's Freshman team will put up good cmpetition for places in these events. Ford and Scarlet, substitutes from last year's varsity team, are also eligible. McKim, who was the selection for the 100-yards in the Oxford-Cambridge-Princeton-Cornell meet last summer, and placed third after a bad start, was also the national interscholastic champion for 220-yards two years ago.

The quarter mile looks like the best hope for Princeton with Captain Stevenson, who is the National A. A. U. champion, Hitzrot, captain of the 1924 Freshman team, Johnson and Lambert competing. In the Intercollegiates, held indoors on March 11th, Stevenson did some good running and turned up at the finish in 49 2-5 seconds while the other three men average around 50.

Strength In Hurdle Entries

Princeton will maintain its tradition of strength in the hurdle entries this season with Massey, Taylor, Thompson, and North as the chief entries. Massey is the metropolitan champion and Thompson is the national A. A. U. all-round champion. Lourie has specialized in the sprints and the broad-jump at Princeton and may be called upon to run in the high hurdles, as he performed brilliantly in this event at Exeter. North is also entered in the high jump with Trop and Brumder, both of whom have done about six feet. Lourie, Gray and McKim will all compete in the broad jump. Lourie has been credited with 23 feet and is considered to be one of the best broad-jumpers in Eastern colleges.

Thompson, Spaulding and Barclay are the shot put stars, while Baker and Emery are the stellar hammer men. Baker, guard on the football team, is especially dangerous as he has a record well over 150 feet. The pole vault looks weak at present, but either Paul or Maynard may show up well, although they have had little experience.

The schedule contains five meets beside the interscholastic tournament on May 13th. After the southern trip of April 15th the Tigers will enter the Pennsylvania Relay Carnival at Philadelphia on April 28th and 29th. A week after the Orange and Black team meets Yale on May 6, the University will go to Princeton for the final dual meet of the year, but Princeton will come to Cambridge on May 26 and 27 for the Intercollegiates.