Crimson Thinclads Do Battle at Army

Last Saturday, Harvard's squash and swim teams handed the Army two decisive setbacks. This afternoon in West Point, the Crimson thinclads will attempt to complete the Harvard assault in search of their third triumph of the young season.

The undefeated Crimson warmed up for the Cadets with a 78-40 victory over the Boston College Eagles Saturday. In that meet, Harvard was led by its field men, who garnered 44 out of a possible 54 points, including a sweep in the high jump and one-two finishes in the long jump and pole vault events.

The biggest surprise for coach Bill McCurdy in his team's victory over Boston College was the performance of Mel Embree. Not only did Embree lead the Crimson sweep in the high jump, but in so doing, he set an indoor Harvard record by soaring 7 ft., 1 in.

The Cadets should provide the thinclads with their stiffest opposition of the season in today's meet. They, too, post a 2-0 slate, having finished first in a tri-meet last weekend with Connecticut and Colgate.

Whereas Harvard's strength lies in the field events, Army boasts an excellent corps of long distance runners, featuring Dennis Trujillo. Trujillo was both the Heptagonal and the IC4A individual champion this past fall, and he will definitely give the Crimson's Jim Keefe, Bill Okerman, and Stein Rafto a run for their money in the mile and two-mile races, both of which he won in last Saturday's tri-meet victory.

In addition to its long distance runners, Army also possesses an excellent mile relay team, and the Cadets figure to turn in strong performances in the 60-yard dash and the hurdle events.

Team Strength

While calling the running events his team's strength, Army mentor Carleton Crowell said last night that the Cadets are not equally strong in the field. Thus, today's meet should be a contest between the Crimson field men and the Cadets' long distance runners.

"I can't tell who's going to win," Crowell said. "Harvard is always strong, and they always seem to perform at their best against us. It should be a close meet." If the thinclads took their cue from their squash and swimming counterparts, they should be well prepared for battle.