Crimson freshman Geoff Stiles pole vaulted 15 feet in practice Wednesday, but he will run up against Tiger Dan Williges, who has surpassed 15 feet in competition. Ahmed and Hasan Kayli will face Princeton's Tom Fink in the triple jump, and Hunt Block will have some tough Princeton competition in the long jump.

Hooks and tri-captain Sam Butler represent the Crimson's hopes in the sprints, where both Princeton and Yale look strong--Yale's Harry Davidson has run a 7.3 60-yd. hurdles. "We're all pretty much at the same time," Hooks explains, "and it'll just be who's at the tape."

Even if the Crimson does well in the field events, it will still have to contend with Princeton's forte--middle-distance running.

Tri-captain Joel Peters has run the 600 in 1:11.9, but so has Tiger Chuck Hedrick. Princeton sensation Craig Masback should win the 100 and the mile (best time, 4:06), although Springate and Campbell should give him a run for the money in both. In the two-mile, Fitzsimmons has to face Yale's Dan Schlesinger (best time, 8:57) as well as some strong Princeton competition.

Harvard's last two dual meets, against Northeastern and Army, have been decided by the Crimson's strong relay teams--but Princeton's relay times are among the best in the country.

According to McCurdy's calculations, "the thing balances up all the way down the line." McCurdy said Thursday that for Harvard to win the meet, "Somewhere along the line, somebody's going to have to do something he hasn't done yet." Almost as an afterthought, he added, "We think it'll be us."