The Crimson Varsity track forces swing into action today with the Millrose Games at New York, and the New England Field Events Competition at Soldiers Field. Coach Jaakko Mikkola left with 11 men yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, while about 25 Harvard athletes are entered in the Field Events affair.

Main hopes for a Crimson triumph at New York rest in the two-mile relay team, who, although they did not make too good a showing against Northeastern last Saturday, have improved during the past week. Sophomore half-miler Dave Matlack will be the leadoff man, and another Sophomore, Tim Coggeshall, will run second. Last two men will be Bill Palson and Captain Bob Houghton, who turned in a spectacular last leg on the relay against the Huskies. It was not known last night who their opponents would be, but Yale is entering a good two-mile team, including Schwartzkopf and Kassel, who should provide competition.

Crimson Milers New

In the mile relay, the Crimson will be racing Yale and Princeton. Coach Mikkola will use Ward Slingerland as first man, Larry Corbett as second, Frank McKechnie as third, and Bill Ellis as anchor. This team is inexperienced, since both Slingerland, and Ellis are Sophomores, and McKechnie, although he is a Senior, did not run last year.

The Bulldog and the Tiger are, on the other hand, exceptionally good this season, and there will have to be a miracle if Jaakko is to salvage much from this tussle. Princeton will run practically the same team they had last year, which was the best in the East, and Yale will feature strong Sophomores from last year's outstanding Freshman squad.

In the individual events, Don MacKinnon has the best chance of bringing home the bacon. He and Ted Bauer will run the 60-yard high hurdles, and will have some tough competition. But if he has luck on the starts, Don should get into the finals, and possibly place, while Bauer has looked very good in the last week and may surprise. The man to beat in this event, however, will be Walcott of Rice, the world's champion, who holds several indoor records.

Harvard's entry in the dash is Bill Trainer. The sprint is a handicap affair, and if the officials aren't scared by Doug Pirnie's performance in winning this event last year, and give Bill the handicap he should have, there is a good chance for a Crimson place here. Although Bill is not in shape yet, he is running much beter than last year. Clark of Yale is the man to watch, while Talbot, another Eli, and a free-lancer named Thompson are all good possibilities. Barney Ewell from Penn State is the best man in the country, and if he is entered, will be the favorite, closely followed by Davis of California.

Field Competition Here

Here in Cambridge the attraction of the day will be the Field Events Competition, open to all New England colleges. Originally organized to supplement the B. A. A. meet in the Garden, which did not include any weight competition, it has, now that the B. A. A. meet is off, become a track event in its own right, and has been extended to cover all field events.

It will open with the 35-pound weight throw in Briggs Cage at 2 o'clock, and the shot-put in Carey Cage at 2:30 o'clock. The order and times of the rest of the events are as follows: High Jump, Briggs Cage, 3 o'clock; Pole Vault, Carey Cage, 3:30 o'clock; and Broad Jump, Briggs Cage, 4 o'clock.

Dick Pfister and Freshman Pete Garland are the top Crimson entries in the shot put, while Johnny Shattuck and Sandy Wheeler are two other good possibilities. Jack Bonner.

In the Pole Vault, Mitch Ford and Steve Brooks, the Crimson entries, have been sick recently, and so are not in shape. But they should be right up there, together with Sherry of Rhode Island State. Coach Mikkela's other entries are Gerry Lenane, Alec Rogerson, Len Wright, and Bob Chase.

Tom White, Phil Ziegler, and Jack Fisher are the leading Crimson contenders in the 35-pound weight throw, but Wilcox of Rhode Island State, and Styrna of New Hampshire will be right up there. Perkins from Bowdoin, not Niles Perkins, who broke several records, is also very good. Bob Fisher, Bob Chase, Carl Holter, and Bill Fisher constitute the remainder of the home forces.

In the high jumps, John Bunker should top the bar at a better height than his team-mates, Ed Mahoney, Chase, Garland, and Sam Haydock. In the broad jump, the Crimson is in a sorry state, for Ted Bauer is in New York and the rest of Jaakko's entries are inexperienced. Lavin and Hodge again look good in this event, while Rhode Island has several excellent men.